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All dolphins are whales but not all whales are dolphins

The article is correct in stating killer whales are dolphins
The second sentence of the second paragraph states killer whales... "aren't even whales."

Well that just isn't true, they are infact whales, toothed whales to be exact. Just like all other Delphinidae. However, there are whales outside of the Delphinidae Family, like the Blue Whale a type of baleen whale, of the Family Balaenopteridae. These types of whales are not dolphins.

So...as stated above, all dolphins are whales but not all whales are dolphins.

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