Dolphin Social Structure
The pod is the basic social structure of dolphins which rely on this organization to survive. The bonds between the members of a pod are strong.
The pod is the basic social structure of dolphins which rely on this organization to survive. The bonds between the members of a pod are strong.
The conservation status of up to 25% of the dolphin species is vulnerable or worst. Pollution, fishing, and hunting are factors that affect the development and survival of these cetaceans.
Free Dolphins have hundreds of miles to swim in the ocean, while they can not do it in captivity.
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a small dolphin that lives in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific ocean.
The Irrawaddy river dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is an oceanic dolphin as it has a mixed distribution reaching part of the ocean and venturing into the river of the same name.