Facts About Dolphins

 

  • Unlike any other mammal, dolphin babies are born tail first.
  • Dolphins have very little sense of smell.
  • A mother dolphin will stay with a calf for two to three years.
  • Dolphins, like cows, have two stomachs — one for storing food and one for digesting it.
  • Some dolphins have been known to dive as deep as 1,000 feet.
  • A dolphin’s dorsal fin is as distinctive as a person’s face.
  • Some dolphin species can swim up to 25 miles an hour for long periods, more than three times faster than the best human swimmers.
  • In the wild, dolphins can live to be 50 years old, although the average age is 17 years.
  • A dolphin’s brain, in relation to the size of its body, is larger than the brains of chimpanzees and great apes.
  • An adult dolphin may consume 30 pounds of fish or more in a single day.
  • Dolphins swallow fish whole, despite the 100 teeth in their mouths. The teeth are used to grasp prey.
  • Dolphins can jump as high as 20 feet out of the water.
  • The largest member of the dolphin family is the killer whale, which can grow to 30 feet long.
  • A dolphin’s skin is extremely delicate and easily injured by rough surfaces — much like human skin.

source: animal planet

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