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Dolphin Fact File
~ Dolphins are carnivores and predators
~ Dolphins eat fish like herring, mackerel, and sardines, shrimp and squid and even mollusk shells have been found in their stomachs
~ They can eat about 66 lb a day for a dolphin about 8 ft in length and 200 lb in weight
~ They live in temperate ( warmish) waters
~ They can live between 25-30 years
~ Dolphins are mammals ( they give birth to young)
~ Dolphins are very intelligent
~ Dolphins communicate by making clicking noises ( nasal passages just below the blow-hole enables them to send out short, pulse-type sounds) and high pitched whistling sounds from deeper inside
~ One of the largest dolphins is the bottle-nose dolphin
~ The smallest species is the buffeo, found in the Amazon River ( less than 9ft)
~ Most species have jaws that grow into a beak like snout

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