General Dolphin Info
Is a dolphin a fish or a mammal?
A mammal
What part of the dolphin helps it start, stop and turn?
flippers
Where do dolphins live?
In the ocean or in rivers
This type of dolphin usually stays close to land.
Hector's dolphin.
An Orca is really a type of ___________, not a whale.
dolphin
How do dolphins breathe?
Dolphins breathe with their lungs and get oxygen through a hole on top of their heads.
Dolphins use this thing on their backs to help them stay balanced.
a fin
What is a baby dolphin called?
a calf
This type of dolphin has poor eyesight and a really long, thin snout.
river dolphin
An Orca can live up to _______ years.
90
How do dolphins' tails move? Up and down or side to side?
Dolphins' tails move up and down.
What do you call the hole on the dolphin's head that it breathes through?
a blowhole
What do you call the small groups that dolphins live in?
pods
Which type of dolphin can go for 30 minutes without coming up for air?
a Risso's dolphin.
Male Orca's can grow to be almost as long as a _________.
schoolbus
What does dolphin skin feel like?
It feels smooth and soft.
What part of the dolphin pushes it through the water?
it's tail
Dolphins use squeaks, squeals, and whistles to ________ to each other.
talk
This dolphin can dive almost 2,000 feet.
the long-finned pilot whale
Name something an Orca likes to eat.
sea turtles, penguins, seals, sharks
What temperature is a dolphin's body?
97 degrees
How fast can a dolphin blow air out it's blowhole?
100 miles per hour
When dolphin pods join together, they form a dolphin ____________ that can have more than 1,000 animals.
school
This dolphin can twirl through the air. It can jump almost 10 feet in the air and spin up to 7 times.
a spinner dolphin
An Orca can ____________ 7 times faster than an Olympic swimmer.
swim