Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Dolphin

Dolphin

Delfins dolphins or whales are mammals animals belonging to the family Delphinidae. Are perfectly adapted to live in the aquatic environment, there are 37 known species of dolphins, among saltwater and freshwater. The most common species is Delphinus delphis.

Swimmers are privileged sometimes jump up to five meters above the water, can swim at a speed of up to 40 mph and dive to great depths. Their diet consists of fish and squid. Can live 25 to 30 years and give birth to a cub at a time. They live in groups, are sociable animals, both among themselves and with other animals and humans.

His intelligence is of great many studies by scientists. In captivity you can train them to perform variety of tasks, some of great complexity. Are extremely kidders, since no animal, except man, has as great a variety of behaviors that are not directly linked to basic biological activities such as feeding and reproduction. They have the extraordinary sense of echo-or biosonar or echoes for guidance, they use to swim through barriers or to hunt their prey.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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