Dolphins
A detailed Summary of Dolphins
The mammalian dolphins are small, streamlined whales, usually with
a well-defined, beaklike snout. They are often called porpoises, but
that name is usually reserved for similar, but beakless, whales of the
family Phocoenidae (see porpoise). Dolphins are popularly noted for
grace, intelligence, playfulness, and friendliness to man. The most
widely recognized species are the common and bottle-nosed
dolphins (Delphinus delphis and Tursiops truncatus; see photograph);
both are of the family Delphinidae and are widely distributed in warm
and temperate seas. These are probably the species of dolphins mentioned in the
works of Aristotle, Aesop, Herodotus, the Plinys, and other early writers, often as a
child's mount or the rescuer of someone lost in the sea.

dorado, is a popular food and sport fish. Famed for the rapid changes undergone by its
are found in tropical rivers and oceans and are sometimes included in the family
The Platanistidae, or river dolphins, comprise four genera and species of small, mainly
sounds and ultrasonic pulses. It adapts to captivity better than the common dolphin,
size, are not usually thought of as dolphins.
reduced eyes, and poor vision. The Stenidae, or long-snouted dolphins, comprise three
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