Wolphin
A Wholphin (from the English "whale" and "Dolphin") is a mammal , providing a very rare intersection of a large tumbler dryer ( Tursiops truncatus ) with a small Orca ( Pseudorca crassidens ). In both types is species from the Family of dolphins (Delphinidae), although the killer whale is usually referred to as "whale" and the bottlenose dolphin as "dolphin". The Wolphin is therefore a hybrid .
Only two wolphins currently live in captivity in Sea Life Park in Hawaii . On December 23, 2004, the Wolphin mother gave birth to a calf. The father turn a dolphin, its genetic lie somewhere between those of a Wolphins and those of a bottlenose dolphin . This form has also been spotted in the wild.
Web links
- Whale-dolphin hybrid has baby wholphin , NBC News article , April 15, 2005
- Rare hybrid: dolphin + whale = wolphin , article in stern.de , April 15, 2005