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1. - What is the dolphins’ diet?
Dolphins have a varied and healthy diet. We give them some kinds of fishes like mackerel, herring, and calamari. A dolphin eats an average of 10 or 22 kg per day.
2. - How many years do dolphins live?
Dolphins in the wild live from 30 to 35 years, however, under human care they live more than 40 years. There is a record a dolphin that lived 52 years.
3. - How many types of dolphins are there?
There are 32 types of marine dolphins, 5 river dolphins and 6 porpoises.
4. - With what kind of dolphin will I swim?
We have bottlenose dolphins. They have that name because when they have their beak over the water, it resembles a floating bottle.
5. - Do dolphins sleep?
Dolphins are always alert; they don’t sleep the same way as terrestrial mammals. To “take a nap”, dolphins never close their eyes; a part of their brain stays relaxed while the other keeps working, that way they are alert against predators.
6. - How are dolphins born?
Dolphins are marine mammals. The gestation period lasts about 12 months, with a labor of 30 minutes or 3 hours.
7. - Is there an evident difference between male and female dolphins?
Even though they have internal genitalia, it is possible to notice the difference. Males have 2 little grooves –one genital and one anal- under their belly button, with the shape of an exclamation point (!). Females have a small genital-anal groove and two mammal slits, with the shape of a division sign (%).
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