Dolphin Facts

• Dolphins have a “signature whistle” which allows others to recognize them.
• There are many accounts of dolphins helping humans and even whales.
• Dolphins live in groups and cooperate with each other to get food and raise offspring, called calves.
• Dolphins play-fight with each other and also play with seaweed. They have also been known to play with other animals such as dogs.
• Dolphins sleep by resting one side of the brain at a time. This allows them to continue rising to the surface for air and to keep an eye open to watch out for predators.
• Dolphins use echolocation to find food and navigate. This is a natural version of radar.
• Dolphins can jump as high as 20 feet out of the water.
• The “killer whale”, or Orca, is actually a dolphin.