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if she's the only known wolphin, how does anyone know that she is capable of sexual reproduction? she may merely be a cetacean equivalent of a henny.

however, if you will cast your eyes slightly up the page, you will see an expression of my opinion of the proper use of the term "species":

#813, excerpt:
back to the Canis Family: IMO, dogs, coyotes, and wolves do not have sufficient genetic dissimilarity to be considered different species. That they don't often naturally interbreed doesn't matter - neither do Icelandic ponies with Shires, but both are still horses. Differences in temperament and morphology are likewise insufficient - there is more such variation among breeds of c.familiaris than there are between, say, a north american grey wolfe and a german sheherd.

IMO, "species" should denote a strict level of genetic incompatability when applied to sexually reproduced life forms.

"wolfe"? bedtime is coming on fast.