Tell me about dolphins
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dolphin is a water animal
Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the infraorder Cetacea. The term dolphin usually refers to the extant families Delphinidae, Platanistidae, Iniidae, and Pontoporiidae, and the extinct Lipotidae. There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. Wikipedia
Order: Artiodactyla
Lifespan: Killer whale: 29 years, Striped dolphin: 55 – 60 years, more
Mass: Killer whale: 3,600 – 5,400 kg, Common bottlenose dolphin: 150 – 650 kg, more Encyclopedia of Life
Speed: Killer whale: 56 km/h, Short-beaked common dolphin: 60 km/h
Length: Killer whale: 6 – 8 m, Common bottlenose dolphin: 2 – 4 m, more Encyclopedia of Life
Gestation period: Killer whale: 15 – 18 months, Common bottlenose dolphin: 12 months, more Encyclopedia of Life
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Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the infraorder Cetacea. The term dolphin usually refers to the extant families Delphinidae, Platanistidae, Iniidae, and Pontoporiidae, and the extinct Lipotidae. There are 40 extant species named as dolphins.
