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Dolphins are marine mammals.
Dolphin Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
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Dolphin in Foreign Languages:
Arabic: dulfiin / durfiin/ dúkhas
Armenian: delfin
Basque: izurde
Bosnian: delfin
Bulgarian: delfin
Catalan: dofí
Chamicuro: walali
Cherokee: dinesquadegi
Croatian: delfin
Czech: delfín
Danish: delfin
Dutch: dolfijn
Esperanto: delfeno
Finnish: delfiin
French: dauphin
Galician: golfiño
German: Delphin / Delfin
Greek: delfín / delfis / delfíni
Hebrew: dólfin
Hungarian: delfin
Icelandic: höfrungur
Indonesian: lumba-lumba
Italian: delfino
Korean: dolgorae
Latin: delphinus
Latvian: delfins
Mandarin: haitún
Navajo: tééh hóyáanii
Norwegian: delfin
Persian: dolfin
Polish: delfin
Portuguese: golfinho
Romanian: delfin
Russian: del’fín
Scottish Gaelic: leumadair / bèist-ghorm
/ deilf / muc-bhiorach
Roman: delfin / pliskavica
Sicilian: derfinu
Slovakian: delfín
Slovenian: delfin
Spanish: delfín
Swahili: pomboo
Swedish: delfin
Tagalog: lumba-lumba
Turkish: yunus
West Frisian: dolfin
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Dolphin
Conservation Status:
Varies depending on the species.
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Size: Dolphins vary in size by species. The
smallest dolphin is Maui's Dolphin measuring 4 feet
in length and weighing about 90 lbs. The largest dolphin
is the Orca Whale, measuring 30 feet in length and weighing
several tons.
Habitat: Dolphin species are found in both
fresh and salt water.
Description: Dolphins have long streamline bodies
with flukes and flippers to help them swim. Dolphins
have a blow hole on the top of their heads.
Diet: A dolphins diet varies depending on the
size of the species. Smaller dolphins feed on fish and
squid, while larger dolphins will feed on larger marine
animals.
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Communication: Dolphins are excessively
vocal and social. Dolphins use a series of sounds
and echolocation to communicate with other dolphins
in the pod.
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Did You Know?
Dolphins can remain under water for
up to 15 minutes at a time.
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Gestation: The dolphin gestation varies by species.
Birth: Dolphins give birth tail first. The size
of the calf varies drastically by species.
Sexually Mature: The age of sexual maturity
of dolphins vary depending on the species.
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Life Span: Dolphins have a life span
of 20-50 years of age, depending on their age.
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Did You Know?
Dolphins can be playful, but they can
also be aggressive.
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Social Structure: Dolphins are a social animal
they travel in groups or pods of varying sizes.
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