Fun Facts About Fascinating Animals: Dolphins
Hello, my name is Joshua. I am The Homeschool Kid.
Today I am going to give you Fun Facts About Dolphins.
Photo courtesy of: http://maestrobytumlare.com/tumlare/whats-with-the-dolphins/.
Fun Facts:
There are over 40 species of dolphins!
Male dolphins are larger than the females.
Photo courtesy of: http://whaleopedia.org/animalfund/oceanic-dolphins/killer-whale/.
Killer whales, or orcas, are a species of dolphin.
Some dolphins can swim up to 55.5 km/h (34.5 mph).
Dolphins have a layer of fat, or blubber, to keep warm.
Photo courtesy of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blubber.
- The most popular dolphin kept in captivity is the bottlenose dolphin.
Photo courtesy of: http://www2.padi.com/blog/2017/04/14/8-surprising-facts-dolphins/.
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Wild dolphins are playful, fun and intelligent - hope you get to meet some one day.
Killer whales are actually a dolphin species? Now that’s interesting!
When most people think of dolphins I'm sure they think of the bottlenose dolphin more than any other! I didn't know that there was 40 different species...that was interesting to learn!
Super interesting group of facts!
Thanks for sharing!