DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES
Mammal        -      Vertebrate         -          Carnivore
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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN
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AN ALBINO (PINK) DOLPHIN
Male:  Bull
Female:  Cow
Young:  Calf, Pup
  • ​There are 32 species of marine dolphins.
  • There are 4 types of river dolphins.
  • There are 6 types of porpoises.

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.
  • Call each other by name!
  • Are extremely sociable and enjoy playing.
  • Are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet.  
  • Have a brain larger than a monkey's.
  • Have names for each other.
  • 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.
  • Have been known to act as lifeguards and have been known to rescue people from drowning.

​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.’
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BOTTLENOSE PORPOISE