# Yes! Dolphins and Whales have hair all over their body! Cuz they are Mammals! Jeez! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 9, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447 "2004-06-09T14:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/21 "2004-06-09T19:32:40Z")
> [@Darwin's Finch](#): > > In the interest of full disclosure and ignorance-fighting, it should probably be pointed out that there are, in fact, “[Dolphin Fish](http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Coryphaena_hippurus.html)”, which are well and truly fish. See also [here](http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/dolphin.html). Yes, but they’re called mahi-mahi when you go the local fish monger. Probably something about not being able to move a Dolphin steak. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/22 "2004-06-09T20:19:34Z")
Ah, but did you tell him that the whales have no tails in Zamboanga? ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/23 "2004-06-09T20:45:43Z")
[Homer Simpson voice] Mmmmm… dolphin fish [/Homer Simpson] ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/24 "2004-06-09T20:57:58Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Shaving the whales may result in whale pattern baldness. > > [sub]Thanks to Doktor Fluff[/sub] > > Robin The day whales get credit cards is the day that I’m buying stock in Merck (makers of Propecia). ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/25 "2004-06-09T21:23:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Hi Opal should only be used when the list consists of two entries . . . Three. Hi Opal would be the third. But more to the point, it shouldn’t _ever_ be used. The time has long since passed when it was funny. If it ever was. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/26 "2004-06-09T21:31:10Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > The day whales get credit cards is the day that I’m buying stock in Merck (makers of Propecia). Shouldn’t that be Porpoisia? ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/27 "2004-06-09T21:42:02Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > The hair is concentrated mainly around the genitalia area… Just like humans, then. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/28 "2004-06-09T21:55:47Z")
Most of the hair is shed just after birth (the lanugo - a fine downy coat, concentrated mainly around the mouth on the rostrum [jaws/‘nose’]). Take a close look at the rostrum and you’d see what look like small “dots” where the hair follicles used to be. Five years of feeding dolphins at SeaWorld (as a guest), ya tend to notice things like that. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/29 "2004-06-09T22:12:56Z")
> [@Trigonal Planar](#): > > Ah, but did you tell him that the whales have no tails in Zamboanga? actually it’s the monkeys that have no tails in Zamboanga. [The whales, however, did have a role in this](http://www.zamboanga.com/html/monkeys_of_zamboanga.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/30 "2004-06-10T01:39:21Z")
\ Whales,Dolphins and Manetees are Marine Mammals. Mammals can carry rabies. Has there ever been a case of rabies in a Marine Mammal? I have wondered about this and if there was ever a group of people who could answer it would be Dopers. Thanks \ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/31 "2004-06-10T01:48:28Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > The hair is concentrated mainly around the genitalia area, so you’ll have to do a search for “dolphin porn” or something like that. It’s tempting to slip in a “pornpoise” joke here, but I won’t. ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/32 "2004-06-10T02:16:43Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > Shouldn’t people want to teach their children correct info? Yes they should. I’ll tell you one a little more messed up than that story. I wait tables. Back in the early '90’s I waitressed for a mom and pop restaurant. This mom and grandma came in with a little boy probably about 6 or 7 years of age. I’m taking the order when the mom orders the little boy fish sticks. I tell her we don’t have fish sticks but we do have chicken fingers. All the while the mother is winking her eye and telling me “Oh yes you know those fish sticks I’m talking about that’s what he’ll have”. The mom is then holding the menu up in front of her mouth and stating that the little boy won’t eat it if you call it chicken. So I just played along and went with the flow. Which is what I did. God, I can’t believe I contributed to ignorance. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/33 "2004-06-10T02:32:01Z")
Way back, 1968, we were just married and living in DC close to the zoo. Being flat ass broke we went to the zoo a lot as it was free. We’re standing there looking at this incredibly beautiful peacock. He had his tail feathers spread and was doing the, “By god, look at me, I’m really something,” strut. This man beside us turned to his 10’ish looking son and said, “Look at the ostrich son.” ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/34 "2004-06-10T03:06:13Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#): > > Three. Hi Opal would be the third. But more to the point, it shouldn’t _ever_ be used. The time has long since passed when it was funny. If it ever was. 1. Phoey 2. Spoilsport 3. Hi Bob! ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/35 "2004-06-10T03:18:36Z")
> [@SandyHook](#): > > Way back, 1968, we were just married and living in DC close to the zoo. Being flat ass broke we went to the zoo a lot as it was free. We’re standing there looking at this incredibly beautiful peacock. He had his tail feathers spread and was doing the, “By god, look at me, I’m really something,” strut. This man beside us turned to his 10’ish looking son and said, “Look at the ostrich son.” Perhaps there was an ostrich behind the peacock? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/36 "2004-06-10T03:54:44Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > 1. Hi Bob! _gulp_ ---
**Author:** ![Bewildebeest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bewildebeest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bewildebeest)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/37 "2004-06-10T13:19:50Z")
> [@Booker57](#): > > \ > Whales,Dolphins and Manetees are Marine Mammals. > \ \ Manatees are fresh, or brackish water mammals. \ ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/38 "2004-06-10T13:38:32Z")
Now I was not a stupid kid. I was a smart kid. But I did not find out until a month ago, in BIOL1012, that Jellyfish come from Polyps/Anenomes (very loose terminology)… But considering I thought Anenomes were plants and not animals this misunderstanding does not come as a surprise. And I lived in a seaside town! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/39 "2004-06-10T13:52:28Z")
**Bewildebeest** - Manatees are not only fresh and brackish mammals. Case in point, I live in Connecticut and a few years back someone spotted a manatee WAAAAAY off course, it landed in Long Island Sound. Must have been a gulf stream thing. As for my OP. I stand thoroughly behind my convictions…I should have had a little fun with him and went into gross anatomy detail about mammary glands 🙂 I’m going to hell. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447/40 "2004-06-10T14:10:13Z")
[anecdote] Ok, so we’re giving orals on groups of animals. One group of two girls got mammals. So at question time at the end, one guy sticks up his hands and goes, “uhhh, I’m not quite sure about what mammary glands are, could you show us some?” 😉 [/anecdote] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-dolphins-and-whales-have-hair-all-over-their-body-cuz-they-are-mammals-jeez/249447.md?page=3)