Dolphins

Orca / Killer Whale (above)

The Maui Dolphin (above)

Dolphins are marine mammals and there closest relative are whales and porpoises. There are nearly 40species the smallest dolphin is the Maui Dolphin existing of 1.2metres (4ft) and 40kg (90lb), the largest dolphin is the Orca also known as the Killer Whale even though its called a whale it is in fact a dolphin its length is 9.5metres (30ft) and its weight is 10tonnes. As you may already know dolphins are among the most intelligent creatures, as well as being clever they are very friendly and playful which has made them popular with people from around the world as well as in different centuries.  There are also hybrid dolphins  such as the Wholphin a cross between a bottle-nose dolphin and a killer whale/orca. Dolphins have 10times the hearing of a human's hearing, as it is believed that they have teeth that can receive incoming sound and pin point exactly where the location of the object is, this is called echolocation. These creatures are incredible an I have only mentioned at the most half of the information about them.

My next post will be on Jellyfish.