Did you know that.....

• Unlike any other mammal, dolphin babies are born tail first.
• Dolphins have very little sense of smell.
• A mother dolphin will stay with a calf for two to three years.
• Dolphins, like cows, have two stomachs — one for storing food and one for digesting it.
• In the wild, dolphins can live to be 50 years old, although the average age is 17 years.
• Some dolphins can hold their breath for as long as 30 minutes, while others have to breathe every 20 seconds.
• Bonds form between individual dolphins that may last a lifetime. They've been observed physically supporting sick or dying pod members.
• An adult dolphin may consume 30 pounds of fish or more in a single day.
• Dolphins swallow fish whole, despite the 100 teeth in their mouths. The teeth are used to grasp prey.