Dolphins are mammals and are one of the

smartest sea creatures. They are known as

friendly and playful animal.

The most common colour of dolphins are

white and blue. They have small teeth that
are hard to eat fish, very smooth skin, quite
a long mouth and round eyes, like 50 cent
coins. They have fins which are like shoes for
sea animals. Dolphins breathe through their
blowhole which is located on the back of
their heads. They can grow from 1.2m to
9.5m in length and weight from 40kg to
10tonnes.

Dolphins eat from the sea. Their main food is

fish and squid. They sometimes eat octopus,
crap or other seafood. Dolphin chase fish into
shallow water which makes it easier for them
to catch.

There are approximately 40 types of dolphin.

Some types of dolphins are Hectors dolphin,
Black dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin and
Heaviside’s dolphin. Some dolphins are also
endangered such as the Indus River dolphin
and the Baiji dolphin. Dolphins are closely
related to
whales and
porpoises.