DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES
Mammal        -      Vertebrate         -          Carnivore
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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN


Male ............................................................  Bull
Female  .......................................................  Cow
Young  ........................................................  Calf. Pup
Porpoises
  • Have a short snout
  • Are shorter and more compact than dolphins
  • There are fewer porpoises than dolphins
  • Are shy
  • Live in pods of 2 - 4 individuals
  • Usually live only to the age of 15
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AN ALBINO (PINK) DOLPHIN
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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN
Dolphins ...
  • Can swim at a speed of 25 miles per hour
  • Can live to the age of 17 years, although some have been known to live to 50 years
  • Are extremely sociable and enjoy playing
  • Have a brain larger than a monkey's
  • Do not have a sense of smell
  • Have a good sense of taste and can distinguish between sweet, sour, bitter and salty
  • Can eat as much as 30 lbs of fish a day
  • Can jump 20 feet into the air
  • Moves by moving its tale up and down
  • Emit a series of clicks and pings that can travel long distances through the water
  • Enjoy engaging with humans - especially children
  • The main predator is the human being
  • Research shows that dolphins have names for one another
  • Only one half of its brain sleeps at a time to make sure it comes up for water in order not to drown.
  • Sleep with only one eye closed
  • Use their unique whistles to call each other by name
  • Can stay awake for 15 days at a time
  • Shed the top layer of their skin every two hours
  • Can kill sharks by ramming them with their snout
  • It is believed that they have names for each other
  • The milk is as thick as toothpaste
  • One in six dolphins have been bitten by a shark
  • Cannot sneeze
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  • It is illegal to keep dolphins captive for entertainment anywhere in India because India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has declared dolphins to be ‘non-human persons.’
    Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/#iOCzf12hmKyDVzX4.99

There are 32 species of marine dolphins
There are 4 types of river dolphins
There are 6 types of porpoises
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Dolphins
  1. An alliance of dolphins    ......................  Males
  2. A display of dolphins
  3. A party of dolphins  …...........................  Females
  4. A pod of dolphins
  5. A flock of dolphins
  6. A school of dolphins
  7. A team of dolphins

Porpoises
  1. A crowd of porpoises
  2. A gam of porpoises
  3. A herd of porpoises
  4. A pod of porpoises
  5. A school of porpoises
  6. A shoal of porpoises
  7. A turmoil of porpoises
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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN
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BOTTLENOSE PORPOISE