Topic: Dolphins

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To breathe when they are asleep, female dolphins lie on the water's surface with their blowholes exposed to the air; males sleep just below the surface and rise to breathe periodically as a reflex action.

Dolphins can live up to 50 years.

There are approximately 40 species of dolphins and porpoises.

Dolphins can grow up to 13 feet in length.

Dolphins can weigh up to 450 pounds.

Dolphins can stay submerged for up to 15 minutes.

Dolphin clicks are short pulses of 300 sounds per second.

Dolphins can dive to 1000 feet.

Dolphins can swim substained speeds of 20 mph...burst speeds of over 25 mph.