Dolphins Facts - Amazing Facts








Dolphins are mammals. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Dolphins can swim up to 260 metres below the ocean surface. Dolphins use a technique called echolocation.This technique uses the same principles of radar, and is used to find food and navigate.The largest dolphin is the Orca, also known as 'killer whale'. 

Dolphin Facts, Dolphin Amazing Facts


The most popular dolphin is the 'bottle-nose dolphin.' Dolphins have a thick layer of fat under their skin, this layer of fat is called blubber. The dolphins do not have fur, they need the fat to keep warm. Bottle-nose dolphins are the ones we've seen on TV shows, movies and shows.
Dolphins can swim 5 to 12 kilometers per hour.
Dolphins can make a unique signature whistle that may help individual dolphins recognize each other, collaborate, and lead to several other types of communication. Bottle-nose dolphins eat several kinds of fish like mullet, mackerel, herring, cod and squid. The maximum age for bottle-nose dolphins is between 40 and 50 yrs. There families are usually led by a female dolphin. The dolphins in a family help each other, like when they are raising their young.

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