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Dolphins are certain aquatic mammals related to whales and porpoises.

The word is used in a few different ways. It can mean:

any member of the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins),
any member of the families Delphinidae and Platanistoidae (oceanic and river dolphins),
any member of the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales; these include the above families and some others),
laypeople often use the term synonymously with Bottlenose Dolphin, the most common and familiar species of dolphin.
In this encyclopedia, definition two is used.

Porpoises (suborder Odontoceti, family Phocoenidae) are thus not dolphins in our sense. Killer Whales and some related species belong to the Delphinidae family and therefore qualify as dolphins, even though they are called whales in common language.

There are almost 40 species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from 1.2 metres and 40 kg (Heaviside's Dolphin), up to 7 metres and 4.5 tonnes (the Killer Whale). Most species weigh between about 50 and about 200 kg. They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and all are carnivores, mostly taking fish and squid.

The family Delphinidae is the largest in the Cetacea, and relatively recent: dolphins evolved about 10 million years ago, during the Miocene.

Dolphins are widely believed to be amongst the most intelligent of all animals, although the difficulties and expense of doing experimental work with a large marine animal, with a very different sensory apparatus from our own, mean that many of the tests required to confirm this belief have not yet been done, or have been carried out with inadequate sample sizes and methodology. See the Dolphin intelligence article for more details.

Dolphins often leap above the water surface, sometimes performing acrobatic figures (e.g. the spinner dolphin). This and other behaviour is interpreted as playing. They are capable of diving up to 260 m deep and 15 min long, but rarely stay underwater longer than few minutes.
Frequently dolphins will accompany boats, riding the bow waves. They are also famous for their willingness to occasionally approach humans and interact with them in the water. In return, in some cultures like in Ancient Greece they were treated with welcome; a ship spotting dolphins riding in their wake was considered a good omen for a smooth voyage.

Dolphins are social animals, living in so called schools of up to a dozen animals. In places with high abundance of food, schools can join temporarily forming aggregations of over 1000 dolphins. The individuals communicate using a variety of klicks, whistles and other vocalizations. They also use ultrasonic sounds for echolocation.

Membership in schools is not rigid, interchange is common. However, the animals can establish strong bonds between each other. This leads to them staying with injured or ill fellows for support.

Dolphins are predators, chasing their prey at high speed. The dentition is adapted to the animals they hunt: Species with long beaks and many teeth forage on fish, whereas short beaks and lesser tooth count are linked to catching squid. Some dolphins may take crustaceans. Usually, the prey is swallowed as a whole. The bigger species are capable of eating marine mammals, especially the orca, which kills even large whales.

Taxonmony

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae

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VIDEO CLIPS

Dolphin
1.060MB AVI View Movie
University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum
Dolphin

Spinner dolphin
1.580MB MOV View Movie
Ocean stock footage
Spinner dolphin, Hawaii

Bottlenose dolphin
2.330MB MOV View Movie
Ocean stock footage
Bottlenose dolphin leaping

Spinner dolphin
1.960MB MOV View Movie
Ocean stock footage
Spinner dolphins underwater

Bottlenose Dolphin
0.320MB MOV View Movie
Ocean stock footage
Bottlenose Dolphin Leaps From Wave

Harbor Porpoise
0.210MB GIF View Movie
Boston Harbor
Harbor Porpoise in Motion

Harbor Porpoise
0.190MB GIF View Movie
Boston Harbor
Harbor Porpoise in Motion

Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
Adopt a Dolphin with WDCS
Recent footage of the dolphins leaping and diving at the surface

Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
Adopt a Dolphin with WDCS
A mother and calf put on an amazing display of breaching and diving

Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
Adopt a Dolphin with WDCS
Close-up shots of a dolphin as it surfaces nearby.

Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
Adopt a Dolphin with WDCS
A pair of dolphins leaping and diving.

Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
Adopt a Dolphin with WDCS
A group of dolphins surface and spyhop to look around.

Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
Adopt a Dolphin with WDCS
A group of dolphins surface together.

Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
Adopt a Dolphin with WDCS
spotted dolphins swimming alongside the boat.

Dolphin
10.600MB ASF View Movie
Delfi's Dolphin and Whale Page
Dolphin birth video

Dolphin
8.940MB AVI View Movie
Delfi's Dolphin and Whale Page
Dolphin birth video

Dolphin
0.380MB RM View Movie
Enviornmental Investigation Agency
A clip from EIA's campaign video

Dolphin
1.540MB MOV View Movie
Ultimate Guide: Dolphins
Dolphin Watching trip

Dolphin
1.780MB MOV View Movie
Ultimate Guide: Dolphins
How dolphins hear

Dolphin
1.520MB MOV View Movie
Ultimate Guide: Dolphins
Dolphin intelligence

Bottlenose Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic - Creature Feature Archive
Video of Bottlenose Dolphins

Dolphin
0.010MB MOV View Movie
Oklahoma City Zoo
Baby Dolphin

Dolphin
0.020MB MOV View Movie
Oklahoma City Zoo
3-month old Baby Dolphin

Dolphin
Streaming RM View Movie
PBS
Dolphin

Bottlenose dolphin
MOV View Movie
Arkive.org
Nice selection of Bottlenose dolphin video clips available in various formats

Hector's dolphin
MOV View Movie
Arkive.org
Nice selection of Hector's dolphin video clips available in various formats

Amazon River Dolphin
MOV View Movie
Arkive.org
Nice selection of Amazon River Dolphin video clips available in various formats

Ganges river dolphin
MOV View Movie
Arkive.org
Nice selection of Ganges river dolphin video clips available in various formats

Dolphin
0.400MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Dolphin doing tricks

Dolphin
0.130MB MOV View Movie
FreeStockFootage.com
Dolphin doing tricks

Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
Streaming RAM View Movie
In the Wild Productions
Dolphin footage

Dolphin
3.070MB MPG View Movie
Oceanes.com
Dolphin clip

Dolphin
0.070MB MOV View Movie
Wrightwood Labs
Close up of dolphins coming up out of the water, performing a back flip.

Dolphin
2.990MB MOV View Movie
DVArchive
Dolphin swimming and playing in front of boat, underwater

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