Dolphin Facts for Kids

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 32 different kinds of ocean dolphins and 4 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.