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Delphinidae

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Dolphin portrait, while looking at you with an open mouth.

Dolphin portrait, while looking at you with an open mouth.

Dolphin portrait, while looking at you with an open mouth.

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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis).

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis).

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis).

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A Pacific white-sided dolphin leaps out of the water in Monterey Bay, California.

A Pacific white-sided dolphin leaps out of the water in Monterey Bay, California.

A Pacific white-sided dolphin leaps out of the water in Monterey Bay, California.

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Wild Bottlenose Dolphins jumping out of the ocean water at the Moray Firth near Inverness in Scotland.

Wild Bottlenose Dolphins jumping out of the ocean water at the Moray Firth near Inverness in Scotland.

Wild Bottlenose Dolphins jumping out of the ocean water at the Moray Firth near Inverness in Scotland.

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Dolphins, swimming in the ocean and hunting for fish. The Long-beaked common dolphin in Atlantic ocean.

Dolphins, swimming in the ocean and hunting for fish. The Long-beaked common dolphin in Atlantic ocean.

Dolphins, swimming in the ocean and hunting for fish. The Long-beaked common dolphin in Atlantic ocean.

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An Atlantic spotted mother dolphin with her baby in the waters of the Bahamas.

An Atlantic spotted mother dolphin with her baby in the waters of the Bahamas.

An Atlantic spotted mother dolphin with her baby in the waters of the Bahamas.

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Dolphin isolated on white background.

Dolphin isolated on white background.

Dolphin isolated on white background.

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Dolphin - Photo 8

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Dolphin - Photo 9

Dolphin Teeth - Dolphin Jaw Bone
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Dolphin - Photo 10

What Do Dolphins Eat

Dolphins eat squid, jellyfish, fish, and crustaceans.

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Close up of a bottlenose dolphin.

bottlenose dolphin swimming in water

Dolphins have an extra layer of blubber to compensate for a lack of fur.

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Marine wildlife background - three bottlenone dolphins jumping over sea waves

Most Vicious Animals

Dolphins may have a reputation for being friendly, cute, and curious creatures, but dolphins can also be extremely vicious.

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Dolphin - Photo 13

re Dolphins Whales - Toothed Whale Classification
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Dolphin - Photo 14

Largest dolphins - Risso's Dolphin
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Dolphin - Photo 15

Largest Dolphins - Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
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Two sparkling dolphins jumping in beautiful turquoise colored water at sunrise at Cabarita, Northern NSW, Australia

dolphins jumping out of the water

Dolphins are intrigued by the motion, sound, and disturbance of water created by boats.

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Close up of a bottlenose dolphin. stock photo Australia, Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Dolphin, Humor, Watching Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphin.

Bottlenose dolphin smiling at the camera

Dolphins attach a sponge to their noses and use it to protect their flesh while foraging for food.

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A dolphin's communication and decision-making skills often draw comparisons with humans.

Animals that build things like humans –Dolphin

Dolphin

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Dolphin - Photo 19

Animals that build things like humans – dolphin

A dolphin's communication and decision-making skills often draw comparisons with humans.

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Animals That Live in Coral Reefs: Dolphins

Animals That Live in Coral Reefs: Dolphins

A bottlenose dolphin on a reef. These caring creatures are often seen tending to the sick, the old, and the injured in their group, which is known as ‘pod’.

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Are Dolphins Mammals Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins - Tursiops truncatus

Are Dolphins Mammals

Are Dolphins Mammals

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Are Dolphins Mammals - Baby

Are Dolphins Mammals - Baby

A mother dolphin with her baby swimming in the blue ocean over the coral reef. The average baby dolphin will nurse on its mother's milk for several years. They eventually wean off their mother's milk as they learn how to survive off catching fish.

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Are Dolphins Mammals - blowhole

Are Dolphins Mammals - blowhole

Bottle Nose Dolphin Clearing Blow Hole. These clever creatures can open this hole when inhaling and exhaling out of the water, and close it when below the ocean surface.

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Dolphin looking with open mouth.

Dolphin looking with open mouth.

Dolphin looking with open mouth.

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Animal Facts: Dolphins

Animal Facts: Dolphins

A charming dolphin baby swims with his mom in a pool. They are not only the friendliest or caring creatures but also the most intelligent ones.

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Happiest Animals: Dolphin Common dolphin portrait while looking at you with open mouth

Happiest Animals: Dolphin

Dolphins are caring creatures, often seen tending to the sick, the old and the injured in their group, which is known as ‘pod’.

Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock.com
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Chinese River Dolphin

Baiji, Dolphin, River Dolphin, Extinct, Horizontal

The mighty Yangtze River in China was home to the baiji’s home for 20 million years., but it took less than 50 years for humans to wipe them out.

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NOAA - Public Domain

Common Dolphin

NOAA - Public Domain
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Shane Anderson - Public Domain by U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Common Dolphins

Shane Anderson - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library / Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
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Scott Hill - Public Domain by U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Common dolphin

Common Dolphin

NOAA, Scott Hill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Dolphin looking with open mouth.

Dolphin

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