Dolphins

Bottlenose dolphin emerging from splashing blue water with head and rostrum visible.

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Facts About Dolphins

Baby dolphins learn their mother’s whistle while still in the womb!

The largest bottlenose dolphins can be as long as a small SUV!

Dolphins can make clicking sounds up to 1,000 times per second during echolocation!

Some dolphins have been known to live past 60 years in the wild!

A dolphin’s brain weighs about 1,500 grams — almost as much as a human brain!

Dolphins have been known to help other species of marine mammals in distress!

The blood vessels in a dolphin’s fins can expand or contract to help control body temperature!

A dolphin’s fluke (tail) has no bones — it’s made entirely of tough, fibrous tissue!

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