Dolphin Facts for Kids

Facts about Dolphins that Kids must know

• Dolphins are mammals; this means that they nurse their babies with milk from the mothers.
  
  
• Dolphins can swim up to 260 m. below the surface of the ocean.
  
  
• Dolphins can stay up to 15 minutes under water, but they cannot breath under the water.
  
  
• Dolphins use a technique called echolocation to find food and navigate.
  
  
• Dolphins live in groups formed by 10 to 12 individuals.
  
  
• There are 36 different kinds of ocean dolphins and 5 species of river dolphins.
  
  
• The largest dolphin is the “killer whale” (also known as Orca).
  
  
• The most known dolphin is the “bottlenose dolphin”.
  
  
• Dolphins are warm-blooded.
  
  
• Dolphins communicate through sounds and whistles.
  
  
• Dolphins eat fish and squid.

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