{"id":40206,"date":"2026-01-29T14:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:50:35","slug":"are-whales-mammals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/de\/blog\/sind-wale-saugetiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere? Entdecken Sie die Wahrheit \u00fcber die gr\u00f6\u00dften S\u00e4ugetiere des Ozeans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever found yourself asking, <em>\"Sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere?\"<\/em> Sie sind nicht allein. Es klingt wie eine dieser Fragen mit einer offensichtlichen Antwort, bis man zweimal dar\u00fcber nachdenkt. Schlie\u00dflich leben Wale unter Wasser, haben Flossen und sehen verd\u00e4chtig fischig aus... Sind sie also Fische oder S\u00e4ugetiere?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ich m\u00f6chte Ihnen sagen, dass Wale 100% S\u00e4ugetiere sind. Aber Moment, denken Sie nicht, dass dies nur eine weitere Biologievorlesung ist, bleiben Sie dran. Die Welt der Wale ist voller seltsamer Fakten, von Milch mit Zahnpasta-Textur bis hin zu Bauchnabel und Schlaf mit gespaltenem Gehirn. Sie werden diese Ozeanriesen auf eine ganz neue Art und Weise kennenlernen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-ponta-delgada-sao-miguel-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/13-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-whales-are-mammals\">Warum sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sao-Miguel_Species_Baleen-whales_Fin-whale_fin-whale-copy-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sao-Miguel_Species_Baleen-whales_Fin-whale_fin-whale-copy-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sao-Miguel_Species_Baleen-whales_Fin-whale_fin-whale-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sao-Miguel_Species_Baleen-whales_Fin-whale_fin-whale-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sao-Miguel_Species_Baleen-whales_Fin-whale_fin-whale-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sao-Miguel_Species_Baleen-whales_Fin-whale_fin-whale-copy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sao-Miguel_Species_Baleen-whales_Fin-whale_fin-whale-copy-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Futurismo | <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/fin-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Finnwal\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"845\">Finnwal<\/a> in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/islands\/sao-miguel-island-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"S\u00e3o Miguel\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"848\">S\u00e3o Miguel<\/a> K\u00fcste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Obwohl sie ihr ganzes Leben im Meer verbringen, haben Wale mehr mit Menschen als mit Fischen gemeinsam. Wale geh\u00f6ren zu der Ordnung <em>Cetacea<\/em>zu denen auch Delfine und Schweinswale geh\u00f6ren. Aber was genau macht sie zu S\u00e4ugetieren?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schauen wir uns das mal an:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sie atmen Luft durch die Lungen: Diese Lebewesen atmen auf die gleiche Weise wie Menschen und benutzen keine Kiemen wie Fische.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sie sind Warmbl\u00fcter: Wie alle S\u00e4ugetiere haben sie eine stabile K\u00f6rpertemperatur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sie haben Haare (ja!): normalerweise nur ein paar Borsten, wenn sie Babys sind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sie produzieren Milch und s\u00e4ugen ihre Jungen, was ein charakteristisches Merkmal von S\u00e4ugetieren ist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Und ja, sie haben einen Bauchnabel: ein Zeichen f\u00fcr eine Lebendgeburt \u00fcber die Plazenta, genau wie wir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Um also die Frage zu beantworten <em>\"Sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere?\"<\/em> \u2014 it&#8217;s a loud and proud yes!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c4hnliche Artikel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/do-whales-and-dolphins-lay-eggs-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legen Wale und Delfine Eier?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-dolphins-mate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paarungsverhalten und soziale Bindungen bei Delfinen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-fast-can-whales-swim-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maximale Schwimmgeschwindigkeiten von Walen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-and-dolphins-communicate-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kommunikationssysteme zwischen Walen und Delfinen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Globaler Erhaltungszustand der Finnwale<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/portuguese-man-o-war-jellyfish-physalia-physalis-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portugiesischer Seidelbast (Physalia physalis)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-is-a-group-of-dolphins-called-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kollektivnamen f\u00fcr verschiedene Delfingruppen<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-do-dolphins-eat-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Was fressen Delphine?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\">Sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-land-to-sea-how-whales-became-ocean-giants\">Vom Land zum Meer: Wie die Wale zu Ozeanriesen wurden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gute Frage. Vor langer Zeit waren die Vorfahren der Wale landbewohnende, hirsch\u00e4hnliche S\u00e4ugetiere, die langsam die Waldwege gegen salzige Wellen eintauschten. Mit der Zeit verwandelten sich ihre Beine in Flossen, ihre Nasen wanderten an die Spitze ihres Kopfes (hallo Blasloch), und ihre K\u00f6rper passten sich an, um mit Anmut durchs Wasser zu gleiten. Dieser \u00dcbergang fand vor etwa 50 Millionen Jahren statt. Man kann also sagen, dass die Wale n\u00e4her mit den K\u00fchen verwandt sind als mit den Haien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-underwater-nursing-how-whale-calves-drink-milk\">Stillen unter Wasser: Wie Wal-K\u00e4lber Milch trinken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wenn Sie dachten, Stillen sei schwierig, versuchen Sie es einmal in 20 Metern Tiefe. Walm\u00fctter produzieren extrem dicke Milch mit der Konsistenz von Zahnpasta (ohne Minzgeschmack, wie wir annehmen) und \u00fcber 30% Fett. Dadurch kann die Milch unter Wasser zusammenkleben, so dass sie sich nicht aufl\u00f6st, bevor sie den Mund des Babys erreicht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walbabys wissen instinktiv, wo sie s\u00e4ugen m\u00fcssen. Obwohl es keine sichtbaren Brustwarzen gibt, haben die Walm\u00fctter spezielle Rillen, aus denen Milch austritt, wenn sie von der Zunge des Kalbes stimuliert werden. Dadurch wird verhindert, dass die Milch im Wasser verloren geht, und die K\u00e4lber k\u00f6nnen ausreichend gef\u00fcttert werden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-whale-sleep-secrets-resting-one-half-of-the-brain-at-a-time\">Geheimnisse des Walschlafs: Eine Gehirnh\u00e4lfte nach der anderen ausruhen<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-two-blow-holes-of-a-blue-whale-Balaenoptera-musculus-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-two-blow-holes-of-a-blue-whale-Balaenoptera-musculus-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-two-blow-holes-of-a-blue-whale-Balaenoptera-musculus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-two-blow-holes-of-a-blue-whale-Balaenoptera-musculus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-two-blow-holes-of-a-blue-whale-Balaenoptera-musculus-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-two-blow-holes-of-a-blue-whale-Balaenoptera-musculus.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Futurismo | Blow Hole of a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/sperm-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pottwal\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"846\">Pottwal<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Das tun sie, aber nicht so wie wir. Da sie an der Oberfl\u00e4che bewusst atmen m\u00fcssen, schl\u00e4ft immer nur die H\u00e4lfte ihres Gehirns. Die andere H\u00e4lfte bleibt wach, um die Atmung zu kontrollieren und auf Gefahren zu achten. Also ja, ein Wal schl\u00e4ft nie ganz. Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie k\u00f6nnten gleichzeitig ein Nickerchen machen und E-Mails beantworten (bringen Sie Ihren Chef nicht auf dumme Gedanken).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c4hnliche Artikel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/is-the-fin-whale-endangered-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ist der Finnwal vom Aussterben bedroht?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whale-diet-scientific-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pottwal Ern\u00e4hrung<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/sperm-whales-scars-scientific-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Die Narben des Pottwals<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/whale-watching-in-azores-when-is-the-best-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hochsaison f\u00fcr Walbeobachtungen auf den Azoren<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-a-whale-penis-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wie sieht der Penis eines Wals aus?<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Merkmale und Geschmack von Walmilch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Schlussfolgerung<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wenn also das n\u00e4chste Mal jemand fragt: \"Sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere?\", haben Sie mehr als nur ein \"Ja\", Sie haben Geschichten, wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und ein paar lustige Fakten parat, um das Gespr\u00e4ch in Gang zu halten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diese unglaublichen Lebewesen beweisen, dass es bei einem S\u00e4ugetier nicht nur darum geht, an Land zu leben, sondern auch darum, an den unerwartetsten Orten zu gedeihen, tiefe soziale Bindungen einzugehen und uns immer wieder daran zu erinnern, wie wenig wir eigentlich \u00fcber den Ozean wissen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/tours\/whale-watching-in-lajes-do-pico-azores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-2.jpg 815w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-2-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-2-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Banner-Comercial_-Whale-Watching-Lajes-do-Pico-2-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><strong>M\u00f6chten Sie wissen, wann die beste Zeit zum Whale Watching ist?<\/strong><br><br>Werfen Sie einen Blick auf unser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/whale-watching-azores-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walbeobachtungskalender<\/a> und planen Sie Ihr n\u00e4chstes Abenteuer! Verpassen Sie nicht die Chance, diese majest\u00e4tischen Kreaturen in den Gew\u00e4ssern der Azoren zu sehen. \ud83d\udc0b \ud83c\udf0a<\/summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1752575258143\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Sind Wale S\u00e4ugetiere oder Fische?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wale sind S\u00e4ugetiere<\/a>Wale sind S\u00e4ugetiere, keine Fische. Sie atmen Luft mit ihren Lungen, sind Warmbl\u00fcter, bringen Lebendgeburten zur Welt und ern\u00e4hren ihre Jungen mit Milch. Fische hingegen haben Kiemen, legen Eier und sind kaltbl\u00fctig. Wale sind enger mit K\u00fchen verwandt als mit Haien!<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1752575277437\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Wie atmen die Wale, wenn sie unter Wasser leben?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wale<\/a> atmen durch ein Blasloch auf dem Kopf. Sie m\u00fcssen regelm\u00e4\u00dfig zum Atmen auftauchen und k\u00f6nnen ihren Atem f\u00fcr l\u00e4ngere Tauchg\u00e4nge anhalten. Im Gegensatz zu Fischen haben sie keine Kiemen - sie k\u00f6nnen also unter Wasser gar nicht atmen.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1752575316231\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Stillen die Walm\u00fctter ihre Babys?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Ja! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walfisch<\/a> Ja! Walm\u00fctter produzieren dicke, fette Milch, die dem Kalb unter Wasser in den Mund gespritzt wird. Die Milch ist so dicht, dass sie sich nicht so leicht aufl\u00f6st und dem Baby hilft, schnell zu wachsen - manchmal nimmt es \u00fcber 90 kg pro Tag zu.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1752575345416\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Haben sich die Wale aus Landtieren entwickelt?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Das haben sie! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wale<\/a> Das haben sie! Wale stammen von vierbeinigen Lands\u00e4ugetieren ab, die vor etwa 50 Millionen Jahren lebten. Im Laufe der Zeit entwickelten sich ihre Gliedma\u00dfen zu Flossen, ihre K\u00f6rper wurden stromlinienf\u00f6rmig, und sie passten sich vollst\u00e4ndig an das Leben im Meer an.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1752575371075\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Wie schlafen sie?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/how-do-whales-sleep-scientific-explanation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wale schlafen<\/a> Wale schlafen mit jeweils einer Gehirnh\u00e4lfte, so dass sie teilweise wach bleiben, um zu atmen und auf Gefahren zu achten. Das nennt man unihemisph\u00e4rischen Schlaf - und er h\u00e4lt sie in einer Welt am Leben, in der sie nicht unbewusst atmen k\u00f6nnen.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1752575586372\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>K\u00f6nnen Wale wirklich singen?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Ja! Buckelwale sind vor allem f\u00fcr ihre komplexen Ges\u00e4nge bekannt, die stundenlang andauern und gro\u00dfe Entfernungen unter Wasser zur\u00fccklegen k\u00f6nnen. Diese Ges\u00e4nge k\u00f6nnen dazu dienen, Partner anzulocken oder sich mit anderen Walen abzustimmen.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1752575604270\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Was ist die seltsamste Tatsache \u00fcber Wale?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wale<\/a> Wale haben einen Bauchnabel, bekommen Sonnenbrand und bilden Schichten von Ohrenschmalz, die ihr Alter verraten - wie Baumringe. Oh, und einige Arten k\u00f6nnen riesige Unterwasserf\u00fcrze ablassen. Die Natur hat viel zu bieten!<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references\">Referenzen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ohta, S., Hattori, R., &amp; Ichihara, T. (1953). <em>\u00dcber die chemische Zusammensetzung von Finnwalmilch<\/em>. Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Walforschungsinstituts, 8, 51-67.<a href=\" https:\/\/www.icrwhale.org\/pdf\/SC010151-167.pdf\"> https:\/\/www.icrwhale.org\/pdf\/SC010151-167.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thewissen, J. G. M., Cooper, L. N., Clementz, M. T., Bajpai, S., &amp; Tiwari, B. N. (2007). Wale entstanden aus aquatischen Paarhufern in der eoz\u00e4nen Epoche Indiens. <em>Natur<\/em>, 450, 1190-1194.<br><a>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/nature06343<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pabst, D. A., McLellan, W. A., &amp; Rommel, S. A. (1999). <em>Funktionelle Anatomie der Meeress\u00e4uger<\/em>. In J. E. Reynolds III &amp; S. A. Rommel (Eds.), Biology of marine mammals (pp. 15-72). Smithsonian Institution Press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trumble, S. J., Robinson, E. M., Berman-Kowalewski, M., Potter, C. W., &amp; Usenko, S. (2013). <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/futurismo.pt\/species\/blue-whale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Blauwal\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"847\">Blauwal<\/a> Ohrst\u00f6psel zeigt lebenslange Schadstoffbelastung und Hormonprofile. <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>, 110(42), 16922-16926.<br><a>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.1311418110<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever found yourself asking, \u201cAre whales mammals?\u201d you&#8217;re not alone. It sounds like one of those questions with an obvious answer, until you think twice. After all, whales live underwater, have fins, and look suspiciously fishy\u2026 So, are they fish or mammals? Let me tell you that whales are 100% mammals. 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Unlike fish, they don\u2019t have gills \u2014 so they can\u2019t breathe underwater at all.","inLanguage":"de"},"inLanguage":"de"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/it\/blog\/le-balene-sono-mammiferi\/#faq-question-1752575316231","position":3,"url":"https:\/\/staging.futurismo.pt\/it\/blog\/le-balene-sono-mammiferi\/#faq-question-1752575316231","name":"Stillen die Walm\u00fctter ihre Babys?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurismo.pt\/blog\/are-whales-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whale<\/a> mothers produce thick, fatty milk that\u2019s squirted into the calf\u2019s mouth underwater. 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