Dolphins give birth about once at every 2-4 years after a gestation period of 11 -17 months. Typically dolphins give birth to a single calf born tail first in most cases – not like other mammals do. If the calf is healthy, it will nurse for 1-2 years. Calves drink milk and they will swim along with […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
What Are Dolphins?
For some time now, I am writing dolphin facts, but I forgot to add the answer at the first question about dolphins: What are dolphins? Are dolphins fish? Let’s see. Fish are cold blooded, they breathe through gills they reproduce laying eggs and they don’t have hair but scales. No, dolphins are mammals as humans […]
Do dolphins drink salt water?
Ocean’s water is too salty for dolphins, that’s why they do not usually drink it. Most dolphins get their water in two methods: – from the food they eat – from the metabolic breakdown of food (water is released in the fat burning process) More, their kidneys are adapted to retain water as much as […]
Have Fun with Bottlenose Dolphins at San Antonio SeaWorld
Dolphins are definitely stars at SeaWorld park from San Antonio, Texas. The Dolphin Cove is one of the best park’s attractions. If you get the chance to visit the park, you will see a lot of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. They are funny and friendly and they like to show off with their jumps. At SeaWorld […]
How to Draw a Dolphin Jumping Over the Water (tutorial)
Drawing a dolphin is really easy. Most of the time, the dolphins are drawn jumping over the water. Now, if you want to learn to draw a dolphin jumping over the water, you can start with the steps below. Step 1. Draw the body of the dolphin. Usually I start with the upper part. If […]