| *dolphins are very
intelligent mammals. |
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*the common dolphin (or Delphinus
Delphis) is the farstest of the small dolphins attaining speeds
of up to 44 kilometres per hour. |
| *the common dolphin
can stay under water for only 3 - 4 minutes compared with bottle-nosed
dolphin. They can stay under for about 15 minutes. |
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*a dolphin changes about 90% of
the air it breathes into its lungs with each breath. Most mammals
(including Man) change only 15% with each breath. |
*the dolphins skin is sleek and
its streamlined body is designed to offer little resistance to
the water.
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*The calf feed by taking hold
of one of the nipples which lie in grooves along the side of its
mather's stomache. |
| *The Bottle-Nosed Dolphin is one
of the most familiar and well loved of all marine mammals. |
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*With its short beak opened in
its familiar smile you can easily see the Teeth of the Bottle-Nosed
Dolphin. They have 20-26 pairs of teeth in each jaw that are a
small cone shape. |
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