FAC T S A B O U T

DO L P H I N S ! !
BY ROOM 5
8 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DOLPHINS
• DOLPHINS ARE CARNIVORES.

• DOLPHINS ONLY SLEEP WITH HALF OF THEIR BRAIN.

• DOLPHINS LIVE A LONG TIME.

• SOME WHALES ARE ACTUALLY DOLPHINS.

• A DOLPHIN CAN SWIM MORE THAN 20MPH.

• DOLPHINS DO NOT HAVE HAIR.

• A GROUP OF DOLPHINS IS CALLED A POD.

• THE SIZE OF DOLPHINS VARIES.

THEY STICK WITH THEIR MOTHERS FOR A LONG TIME

• IT IS IN THE NATURE OF THE DOLPHINS TO STICK

WITH THEIR MOTHERS FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE
THEY LEAVE THEIR PACK. SOME STAY WITH THEIR
MOTHERS FOR 3 OR EVEN 8 YEARS!
DOLPHINS HAVE 2 STOMACHS!
ONEE IS USED FOR STORAGE OF FOOD AND
THE OTHER IS USED FOR DIGESTION.

THEY DIVE UP TO 1,000 FEET.

DOLPHINS ARE KNOWN TO BE GREAT DIVERS. BEING
CREATURES OF THE SEA, THEY CAN DIVE UP TO 1,000 FEET
UNDERWATER.
DOLPHINS CAN LIVE UP TO 50
YEARS!
EVEN THOUGH THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF DOLPHINS IS ABOUT 17
YEARS, SOME CAN EVEN LIVE UP TO 50 YEARS!
SPECIES

THERE ARE AROUND 40 SPECIES OF DOLPHINS.THERE ARE MANY

TYPES OF DOLPHINS, AROUND 40 DIFFERENT SPECIES. WHILE THE
MAJORITY OF THEM SPEND THEIR LIVES IN SALTWATER, MANY CAN
SURVIVE JUST FINE IN FRESHWATER. THE SMALLEST OF THEIR KIND IS
3-4 FEET LONG, WHILE THE LARGEST IS 30 FEET!
EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT ANIMAL

THEY ARE NOT ONLY THE FRIENDLIEST OR CARING CREATURES BUT

ALSO THE MOST INTELLIGENT ONES. IT IS BELIEVED BY SCIENTISTS
THAT COMPARING THE RATIO SIZE OF BRAIN TO BODY, DOLPHINS TAKE
THE 2ND PLACE RIGHT AFTER THE HUMANS!
THEY GIVE THEMSELVES
NAMES.

IT HAS BEEN PROVED BY SCIENTISTS THAT DOLPHINS GIVE

THEMSELVES NAMES. THEY DEVELOP THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL
WHISTLES AND THEY RECOGNIZE THEIRS AND OTHER DOLPHINS'
NAMES.
WHY DOLPHINS ARE SO IMPORTANT?

• BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS, LIKE ALL OTHER DOLPHIN SPECIES, PLAY AN IMPORTANT

ROLE IN KEEPING THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN BALANCE. THEY EAT FISH, SQUID,
CUTTLEFISH AND CRUSTACEANS, AND ARE THEMSELVES A SOURCE OF FOOD FOR
SOME SHARKS AND OTHER CREATURES.

• WITHOUT DOLPHINS, THE ANIMALS THEY PREY ON WOULD INCREASE IN NUMBER,

AND THEIR PREDATORS WOULDN'T HAVE AS MUCH TO EAT. THIS WOULD DISRUPT THE
NATURAL BALANCE IN THE FOOD CHAIN AND COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT OTHER
WILDLIFE AND THE HEALTH OF THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.

• BY PROTECTING DOLPHINS WE'RE HELPING LOOK AFTER OUR OCEANS - AND THAT'S
GOOD FOR ALL THE WILDLIFE AND BILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THE SEA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION 💕