A solitary female dolphin off the coast of Scotland "identifies as a porpoise" and tries to speak to a group of harbor porpoises that also frequent the Firth of Clyde, according to scientists.

Dolphins and porpoises are members of a taxonomic group known as the toothed whales, with more than 70 different kinds worldwide. One notable member of the group is the orca, also called killer whale.

Dolphins are far more plentiful than porpoises. There are over 30 dolphin species and only six porpoise species. While porpoises range in size from 4 to 8 feet, dolphins can grow up to 30 feet long!

Comparing Porpoises vs. Dolphins As easy as it is to confuse the dolphin and the porpoise in the wild, the two species are quite different. While the chart below covers some of the differences ...

For the first time, wild dolphin observed 'talking' with harbor porpoises A wild dolphin named Kylie may be able to “converse” with porpoises, a striking example of cross-species communication.

There were a lot of dolphins outside the harbor, but he never mixed with them. He lived alone in the harbor for 40 years,” Cosentino said. Kylie The Dolphin With A Porpoise ...

The harbour porpoise, standing at 375,358, is the most numerous in these waters, followed by the common dolphin, the common minke whale and the white-beaked dolphin.

Dolphins' teeth are cone-shaped, while porpoises' teeth are spade-shaped, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Size Porpoises are also shorter than dolphins.

We also have toothed whales here, harbor porpoises, Atlantic white-sided dolphins, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales, an occasional sperm whale, and killer whales.

While dolphins have elongated "mouths" or "beaks," porpoises have shorter, smaller grins, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Following the vicious attack, experts later retrieved the porpoise carcass, which reportedly sustained its fair share of attacks prior to being launched several feet into the air from the water by the ...

A solitary male bottlenose dolphin is believed to have killed six harbor porpoises in a spate of attacks in the Baltic Sea in 2016. What made the dolphin carry out this killing spree is unclear ...