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porpoise

[pawr-puhs] / ˈpɔr pəs /




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A viewing gallery will show everything from penguin health checks to ultrasounds on pregnant aardvarks and even porpoise post-mortems - things never before seen publicly in the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Not only that, but over the last five years of records, porpoise numbers have gone up by nearly a quarter.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

There has also been community involvement in the porpoise preservation push.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

While they would not have feasted on porpoise, a goose or pig would have been heartily consumed in a time when meat was too expensive for most people to eat regularly.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

“Purpose, porpoise, dolphin, doorframe, doorway. You are the doorway to the salvation of the world.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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