{"id":17380,"date":"2022-06-16T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=59922"},"modified":"2022-06-16T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T06:29:13","slug":"whales-dolphins-and-porpoises-of-the-uk-guide-which-species-to-look-out-for-how-to-identify-and-where-to-see","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/whales-dolphins-and-porpoises-of-the-uk-guide-which-species-to-look-out-for-how-to-identify-and-where-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Whales, dolphins and porpoises of the UK guide: which species to look out for, how to identify, and where to see"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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There are many vantage points around the UK where you can observe whales, dolphins and porpoises from the coast lines of Cornwall and Dorset to the Isle of Skye.<\/p>\n

With the large number of different species of whales, dolphins and porpoises there comes a wide range of skills, breeding patterns, feeding habits and more. This allows nearly every aquatic environment to be suitable for a different species of whales, dolphins or porpoises.<\/p>\n

What are the differences between whales, dolphins and porpoises?<\/h2>\n
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Breaching humpback whale. \u00a9 Paul Souders\/Getty<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Collectively, whales, dolphins and porpoises are known as cetaceans. The species are divided into two groups.<\/p>\n