Thursday, March 11, 2010
Make a dolphin sound
You can create some of the sounds dolphins make with a blown up balloon. Squeeze and stretch the neck of the balloon and let the air out slowly.
Click here to hear a dolphin squeak.
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.
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