Dolphins
Of all aquatic animals that live in aquariums zoos, safari etc., Which is certainly better adapted to life in captivity is the dolphin. Animal strong and agile, gifted with great intelligence, dolphins conquered the sympathy of the spectators with their amazing stunts and nice and playful character.
In the wild, dolphins are grouped to form flocks, sometimes over a hundred individuals accompanying the major currents and their jumps are a source of entertainment for passengers of cruise ships.
The dolphin has a characteristic form of swimming, jumping and sinking rhythmically in the water as if riding the waves. This is because being mammal, it needs to surface to breathe, which it does every time he sticks his head.
The dolphin's body is spindle-shaped, with a total length of 2 to 2.5 meters. Its head is small and the snout is elongated in a duck bill. Her mouth is 20 to 50 teeth in each jaw. Its dorsal fin tall and thin, is another feature in common with normal fish.
Dolphins are extremely voracious animals. Gobble all kinds of small fish in large quantities. It lives in warm seas, especially in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.
Its flesh is highly appreciated, so that we only pursued in some areas, and usually more than an object to avoid the damage that can be felt while fishing
The gestation (pregnancy) of a dolphin is 12 months and once it is born, the baby dolphin stays with his mother from 3 to 6 years. During this period he learned fishing techniques and social habits. The dolphins live in relatively small groups and occasionally visiting other groups without necessarily a problem.
Dolphins are very supportive. If a dolphin is dying, other dolphins will come to help his group, supporting all your body so that the hole that used to breathe to stay above water level.
The greatest danger to the dolphins are sharks and men, which threatens the dolphin through direct hunting, pollution and because they often get trapped in the nets of vessels fishing for other fish such as tuna.
Dolphins use gestures to communicate, but communicate through a noise like a whistle. Some research in the life of dolphins appear to show that the birth of a dolphin whistles her mother again and again to make your baby recognize your voice and to help the baby to create his own "signature" voice. It is thought that each dolphin has its own "signature" - a staff that is unique whistle, as the signatures of people.