Belmar Days NJ current weather conditions Belmar

Belmar Beach, News & Photos | Jersey Shore Live HD Cam!

  • Home
  • Live Belmar Weather
  • Live Belmar Cam
    • Belmar Beach Cam live cam Belmar Beach
    • Rentals
      • Rentals
        • 10th ave Rental 1 house from beach
      • Charter & Party Boats
      • Get your rental listed here
    • Live Belmar Beachfront Weather Readings weather webcam
  • Advertise
  • Photos
    • Purchase a photo or gift item
    • Photo of the Day Belmar NJ
    • Surfing Photos & links
      • Surfing Photos & links
  • Buy Jersey Shore Prints and Calendars
  • Cart
You are here: Home / Archives for Featured

Dolphins vs Porpoise

Dolphins vs Porpoise

Tweet

What’s the difference between dolphins and porpoises?

Dolphins and porpoises differ in their faces, fins, and body shapes.

See the on our Whale watching tour

Dolphins have longer noses, bigger mouths, more curved dorsal fins, and longer, leaner bodies than porpoises.The Northeastern Offshore Spotted Dolphin, shown here, has a falcate, or sickle-shaped dorsal fin and light spotting on the belly.

People use the terms dolphins, porpoises, and whales to describe marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacea (from the Greek work ketos, “large sea creature”), and often use them interchangeably. The orca, or killer whale, for example, is actually the largest member of the dolphin family.

Dolphins are by far more prevalent than porpoises. Most scientists agree that there are 32 dolphin species (plus five closely related species of river dolphin) and only six porpoise species.

The harbor porpoise has small pointed flippers and no beak. The dorsal fin is small and triangle-shaped.

So what’s the difference? It essentially comes down to their faces (who can forget Flipper’s famous “grin”?), their fins, and their figures. Dolphins tend to have prominent, elongated “beaks” and cone-shaped teeth, while porpoises have smaller mouths and spade-shaped teeth. The dolphin’s hooked or curved dorsal fin (the one in the middle of the animal’s back) also differs from the porpoise’s triangular dorsal fin. Generally speaking, dolphin bodies are leaner, and porpoises’ are portly.

Dolphins are also more talkative than porpoises. Dolphins make whistling sounds through their blowholes to communicate with one another underwater. Scientists are pretty sure that porpoises do not do this, and some think this may be due to structural differences in the porpoise’s blowhole.

Friday morning sunrise photos Bill Mckim

Friday morning sunrise photos Bill Mckim

Tweet

Whale watching trip short and successful perfect

Whale watching trip short and successful perfect

Tweet

I asked my son what I should write about yesterday’s Https://jerseyshorewhalewatchingtour.com whale watching trip He said it was a shortest trip and and most whale sightings join is next time we leave fromBelmar marina whale

Whale watching trip today Belmar marina

Whale watching trip today Belmar marina

Tweet

We are going jersey shore whale watching today join us https://jerseyshorewhalewatchingtour.com/

September morning

September morning

Tweet

September 1st 2018 beach phot belmar New Jersey

Jersey shore whale watching from Belmar Marina

Jersey shore whale watching from Belmar Marina

Tweet

Jersey shore whale watching from Belmar Marina .

The best Jersey shore whale watching from Belmar MarinaJersey shore whale watching from Belmar Marina

Monday after the heavy rainstorm

Monday after the heavy rainstorm

Tweet

belmar beach after the heavy rains Monday morning

Brandywine Corp offers to knock down Belmar Borough Hall replace with multi-story residential building

Brandywine Corp offers to knock down Belmar Borough Hall replace with multi-story residential building

Tweet

Belmar Town council to discuss tonight.
Brandywine Corp offers to knock down Belmar Borough Hall and put a multi-story residential building on the site. Belmar town hall would move to a new location.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day photos 2015 & 2018 Belmar Parade

Happy St. Patrick’s Day photos 2015 & 2018 Belmar Parade

Tweet

Happy St. Patrick’s Day photos 2015 & 2018 Belmar Parade

Norwood Inn Avon by the sea, Last Call HD Video

Norwood Inn Avon by the sea, Last Call HD Video

Tweet

 

Norwood Inn Avon by the sea, Last Call

Norwood Inn Avon by the sea, Last Call

The demolition of The Norwood Inn, 618 2nd Ave., began today, March 15, by Frank Lurch Demolition Co, of Avon.

The demolition of The Norwood Inn, 618 2nd Ave., began today, March 15, by Frank Lurch Demolition Co, of Avon.

Norwood Inn Avon by the sea, Last Call

Norwood Inn Avon by the sea, Last Call

Norwood Inn Avon by the sea, Last Call

 

DCIM100MEDIADJI_0062.JPG

Next Page »

Live weather report from Ocean Ave.

Weather Underground PWS KNJBELMA5

Shop Local

Join The Fun On Facebook

Belmar Beach NJ on Facebook




Tags

2009 alcohol bars beach beach photos belmar Belmar Beach Belmar beach photos Belmar Beach Video Belmar photos belmar pictures bikini bikinis blizzard boardwalk bruce springsteen canon 5d December 2009 hurricane Jersey Shore jersey shore. belmar beach jersey Shore MTV Matisse Matisse Restaurant Monmouth County NJ New Jersey NJ NJ 07719 Ocean Avenue Belmar NJ photography September snow snow storm snowstorm Storms storm video summer sunrise surf surfers Surfing taxes waves weather winter

Check Out The Latest Posts

  • Dolphins vs Porpoise October 15, 2018
  • Friday morning sunrise photos Bill Mckim September 21, 2018
  • Sunday morning parade day Belmar current weather September 21, 2018
  • Whale watching trip short and successful perfect September 20, 2018
  • Whale watching trip today Belmar marina September 19, 2018

Search this site