A group of dolphins is called a pod.

A pod usually is formed of around 12 dolphins, and it is the usual social group of dolphins.

However, when a group of pods joins in places with an abundance of food, they can reach up to one thousand individuals forming a large group which is called a superpod.

Superpods are not for a long time, and they dissolve after a while.

Additionally, another way to call a group of dolphins is “school.”

A dolphin pod is a group of dolphins.

Dolphins are social creatures and they group in pods (also called schools) of up to a dozen individuals for mating, hunting and protecting each other.

Sometimes pods join temporarily in places with an abundance of food forming a superpod, but it is not for a long time.

Dolphins have a social structure which makes them swim and live together in small groups called pods or herds. (Names of animal groups).

The best defense mechanism that dolphins have is their social organization and the strong bonds between them. The primary purpose of pods, composed of about 12 dolphins is the protection of the members.

These groups make sharks, the only predator that dolphins have to face, to avoid approaching the pod.

When threatened or attacked, dolphins use their speed and agility hit predators.