1. IS IT A DOLPHIN OR A WHALE?

2. FEW FACTS ABOUT DOLPHINS Did you know dolphins are whales? Did you know dolphins are whales? Dolphins are fast swimmers Dolphins are fast swimmers They use a process called echolocation to locate objects in the water They use a process called echolocation to locate objects in the water Dolphins live in groups called pods or schools Dolphins live in groups called pods or schools Dolphins take care of each other Dolphins take care of each other They are marine mammals that live in shallow seas They are marine mammals that live in shallow seas

3. AS ALL MAMMALS, DOLPHINS NURSE THEIR YOUNG FROM MAMMARY GLANDS. DOLPHINS HAVE AN ORGAN IN THEIR HEADS CALLED A MELON THAT IS USED FOR ECHOLOCATION. THEY MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS THAT ARE USED TO CREATE SOUND WAVES.

4. A DOLPHIN MY STAY WITH ANOTHER DOLPH THAT IS SICK OR INJURED TO HELP THE SICK OR INJURED ANIMAL BREATHE BY LIFTING IT TO THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THEY HAVEN BEEN KNOWN TO HELP HUMAN SWIMMERS BY PROTECTING THEM FROM SHARKS.

5. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN

6. THE MOST POPULAR DOLPHIN IS THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN THE MOST POPULAR DOLPHIN IS THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN ARE THE ONES WE HAVE SEEN IN TV SERIES, MOVIES AND AQUATIC SHOWS. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN ARE THE ONES WE HAVE SEEN IN TV SERIES, MOVIES AND AQUATIC SHOWS. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS CAN GROW UP TO 2.5-2.8 BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS CAN GROW UP TO 2.5-2.8 THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS BRAIN WEIGHS 1500-1600 GRAMS THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS BRAIN WEIGHS 1500-1600 GRAMS

7. KILLER WHALE

8. THE LARGEST DOLPHIN IS THE ORCA, ALSO KNOWN AS “KILLER WHALE”. THE LARGEST DOLPHIN IS THE ORCA, ALSO KNOWN AS “KILLER WHALE”. ORCAS GROW UP TP 6.1 METERS LONG AND THEY ARE NAMED AS WHALES BECAUSE THEIR SIZE, BUT THEY REALLY BELONG TO THE TOOTHED CETACEAN FAMILY JUST LIKE DOLPHINS DO ORCAS GROW UP TP 6.1 METERS LONG AND THEY ARE NAMED AS WHALES BECAUSE THEIR SIZE, BUT THEY REALLY BELONG TO THE TOOTHED CETACEAN FAMILY JUST LIKE DOLPHINS DO

9. DOLPHINS CAN STAY UP TO 15 MINUTES UNDER WATER

10. DOLPHINS ONE OF THE MANY SIGNS OF DOLPHINS’ INTELLIGENCE IS THEIR ABILITY TO USE TOOLS AND TO TEACH THEIR YOUNG HOW TO USE THEM. THEY BREAK OFF PIECES OF SPONGES AND USE THEM TO COVER THEIR SNOUTS WHEN THEY LOOK FOR FOOD ONE OF THE MANY SIGNS OF DOLPHINS’ INTELLIGENCE IS THEIR ABILITY TO USE TOOLS AND TO TEACH THEIR YOUNG HOW TO USE THEM. THEY BREAK OFF PIECES OF SPONGES AND USE THEM TO COVER THEIR SNOUTS WHEN THEY LOOK FOR FOOD