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Information and Facts
about Dolphins

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Bottlenose Dolphins, Spinner Dolphins, Amazon Pink Dolphins.
Dolphin Information, Anatomy, Feeding, Communication, Reproduction, Predators,
Echolocation, Language and Conservation.

Introduction to Dolphins

Top Dolphin Facts

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1. Dolphins are mammals; they nurse their young from mammary glands.

2. Dolphins can swim up to 260 m. below the surface of the ocean, although they are mainly shallow divers.

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Dolphins have been interacting with humans for as long as we have known of their existence. During this time, their more dangerous predator and the only one that have dramatically reduced dolphin population is the human.

Even though we all agree that Dolphins are wonderful creatures that seem to be extremely intelligent and friendly, we still are a huge threat for dolphins.

This site is a tribute for dolphins, these great animals which everybody likes, but know so little about them.

A deeper knowledge and further information about dolphins is definitively the first step towards better conservation and understanding of these wonderful mammals. Besides, the information is the weapon and our little contribution to fight dolphin killing and habitat damage.

Trying to provide unique and different information about Dolphins, we have classified our articles into singular and uncommon categories like “dolphin way of life”, which includes the information about daily dolphin activities, for example “what do dolphins eat?” or “social relationships”, among others.

Regarding the main survival activities, you will find detailed information about dolphin reproduction, the way they hunt and how they communicate. Atht he anatomic level, a detailed analysis about the technique called echolocation, their basic anatomy and physiology.

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The section related to humans is devoted to the relationship between dolphins and humans, including articles which describe human-dolphin encounters like the incredible rescues of humans by dolphins and how dolphins have impacted our culture reflecting this influence in movies, books and many other ways of expression that have existed for centuries and were recorded in ancient cultures at the extend that they were included in Greek and Roman mythology.

Finally, the section dolphins for kids has been developed thinking in little kids, trying to provide them with basic information about dolphins through educative activities like puzzles, coloring pages or how to draw a dolphin with the idea to make kids aware of dolphin conservation in a funny way.

The article categories are :

 Dolphin Species Directory

 
Oceanic Dolphins  

River Dolphins 




Frequently Asked Questions about Dolphins

 
  1. How Are Dolphin And Whales Are Alike
  2. How Are Dolphin Babies Born
  3. How Are Dolphins Important To The Ecosystem
  4. How Are Dolphins Important To The Environment
  5. How Bottlenose Dolphins Give Birth
  6. How Do Bottlenose Dolphins Communicate
  7. How Do Dolphins Catch Their Food
  8. How Do Dolphins Communicate
  9. How Do Dolphins Eat
  10. How Do Dolphins Hear
  11. How Do Dolphins Help People
  12. How Do Dolphins Protect Themselves
  13. How Do Dolphins Raise Their Young
  14. How Do Dolphins Sleep
  15. How Do Pink River Dolphins Reproduce
  16. How Do You Know Dolphins Are Mammals
  17. How Does A Dolphin Look Like
  18. How Does A Dolphin Reproduce
  19. How Dolphins Breath
  20. How Dolphins Get Food
  21. How Fast Do Dolphins Swim
  22. How Long Do Wild Dolphins Tend To Live
  23. How Long Dolphins Carry There Young
  24. How Long Dolphins Live
  25. How Many Species Of Dolphins Are In The World
  26. How Many Types Of Dolphins Are There
  27. How Much Do Dolphins Weigh
  28. How Smart Are Bottlenose Dolphins
  29. How Smart Are Dolphins
  30. How To Draw A Dolphin
  31. How To Save Dolphins
  32. What Animals Eat Dolphins
  33. What Are Dolphins
  34. What Are The Attraction To Dolphins
  35. What Are The Common Dolphins Predators
  36. What Black Dolphins Eat
  37. What Climate Do Dolphins Like To Live In
  38. What Color Is A Dolphin
  39. What Do Dolphins Eat
  40. What Do Dolphins Look Like
  41. What Do Pacific White-Sided Dolphins Eat
  42. What Do Spinner Dolphins Eat
  43. What Does A Bottlenose Dolphins Look Like
  44. What Does It Take To Rescue Dolphins
  45. What Is A Dolphin Pod
  46. What Is A Group Of Dolphins Called
  47. What Is Done To Protect The Common Dolphin
  48. What Is It Called When A Dolphin Makes Noise
  49. What Is The Difference Between A Dolphin And A Porpoise
  50. What Is The Hole On Top Of The Dolphin For
  51. What Is The Life Span Of A Dolphin
  52. What Is The Scientific Name For The Striped Dolphin
  53. What Kills Dolphins
  54. What Kind Of Water Do Dolphins Live In
  55. What Size Are Bottlenose Dolphins
  56. What Species Are Related To The Bottlenose Dolphin
  57. What Type Of Herring Do Dolphins Prey Upon
  58. What Type Of Mammals Are Dolphins
  59. What Types Of Bottlenose Dolphins Are There
  60. Where Are Bottlenose Dolphins Found
  61. Where Are Yangtze River Dolphins Found
  62. Where Bottlenose Dolphins Live
  63. Where Do Bottlenose Dolphin Go In The Summer Months
  64. Where Do Bottlenose Dolphin Go In The Winter Months
  65. Where Do Chinese White Dolphin Live
  66. Where Do Dolphins Live
  67. Where Do Pink Dolphins Live
  68. Why Are Dolphins Dying
  69. Why Are Dolphins Endangered Animals
  70. Why Are Dolphins Important To Humans
  71. Why Are Dolphins So Popular With Humans
  72. Why Are Pink Dolphins Pink
  73. Why Are Pink River Dolphins Endangered
  74. Why Baby Dolphins Swim So Close To Their Mother
  75. Why Do Dolphins Jump In The Air
  76. Why Do Dolphins Jump Out Of The Water
  77. Why Dolphins Are Brought Into Captivity
  78. What do Bottlenos Dolphins Eat
  79. What do Pink Dolphins Eat
  80. Map of Where Bottlenose Dolphins Live




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