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There are about 32 different species of dolphins, the bottle nose
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of course being the most commonly known.
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Indus
river dolphin, and the Baize river dolphin are endangered.
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The pink dolphin is the most common.
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They are located just about everywhere in the ocean.
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They
never sleep, just nap for about 5 minutes because they can
suffocate.
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They
can live
to be between 50-75 years old.
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They
can weigh up to 450 pounds.
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They
have an average of 200 to 250 sharp teeth.
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The
average length of a dolphin is 12 to 13 feet.
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They can swim as fast as 19
miles per hour, with burst up to 25 miles an hour.
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They
can dive down more than 100 feet.
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On average a dolphin eats mostly fish and squid.
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They
travel in pods. A pod usually consists of about 15 dolphins.
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2,700 bottle nose dolphins have
been taken into captivity worldwide.
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Between the years
1959-1972 as estimated 4.8 million dolphins were killed in tuna
nets.
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Dolphins mate in spring.
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After a gestation period of 11-12 months a single calf is born, tail
first.
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At birth they are about 3 feet long and 25
pounds, and they nurse up to 18 months.
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They will stay with their mother for about 5 years after there
birth.
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A dolphin may give birth up to 8 times in a life time.
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