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Some facts about Dolphins, that might be interesting to those visiting this travelogue.
Dolphins are mammals, not fish. They are warm blooded like man, and give birth to one baby called a calf at a time. At birth a bottlenose dolphin calf is about 90-130 cms long and will grow to approx. 4 metres, living up to 40 years.They are highly sociable animals, living in pods which are fairly fluid, with dolphins from other pods interacting with eachother from time to time.
Dolphins use their powerful tail flukes in an up and down motion to move through the water. They also use their tails when hunting, hitting a fleeing fish up into the air with their tail, stunning it, then scooping the fish up when it falls back into the water. A dolphin slapping its tail on the water in the wild may be a sign of annoyance, or a warning to other dolphins of danger.
Their teeth are interlocking rows of conical pegs, suitable for holding slippery fish. They eat their fish whole, head first. In the wild an open mouth is a sign of aggression, as is head nodding. A sign of greater aggression is violent jaw clapping.
Dolphins breathe through their blowhole located at the top of their head. A dolphin may empty and refill its lungs in less than a fifth of a second. As the dolphin breathes the air leaves the blowhole at speeds of over 100mph. Complex nerve endings around the blowhole sense pressure changes so the dolphin knows exactly when the blowhole is in or nearing the air and can be opened. Water in a dolphin's blowhole will actually drown it so powerful muscles close the blowhole as it dives under the water again. |
|  | My sweet little things... I just love those animals! My biggest dream ever is to swim with them.. or even just touch them.. I hope that some day my dream will come true!!!
My feelings about them cannot be described with simple words...The fact that many nights I actually dream of them..says it all!!! |
Looks like is ready to hug you :-) I must say that those pictures are not mine. If they were I would be the happiest person on earth right now... They are from some internet sites and are free..so I didn't break any law here. | | |
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icunme Wed Sep 23, 2009 13:30 UTC
Wow - I love that photo - a mermaid, indeed! Tell that mermaid sorry I missed it - but HAPPY BIRTHDAY! | a2lopes Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:52 UTC
Happy (belated) birthday and many happy returns of the day. Greetings from Lisbon | Donna_in_India Mon Sep 21, 2009 16:57 UTC
Hi Ioulia - wishing you a wonderful birthday! | kopwint Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:28 UTC
happy birthday from Burma, and wishing you get free and happy in your day there, and get success and smart , and get strong and harmony, and get wealthy and healthy, Know Burma...Benn Burma?? |
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