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Tell me about dolphins​

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Answered by Aditi0905
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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

Answered by DynamiteAshu
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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.

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