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How fast do dolphins travel?

How do dolphins protect itself and its babies?

What is the average day of a dolphin?

Answer 1

The dolphin's fast cruising speed about 3-3.5 m/s (6-7 knots, 11 - 12.5 km/hr). Dolphins have been clocked at speeds of 7.3 m/s (14.6 knots, 26.3 km/hr). I'm not sure exactly about how dolphins protect themselves. I know the babies swim close under the mother to stay safe. Dolphins travel in packs. As for the average day of a dolphin....I have no idea.

Answer 2

Dolphins are small aquatic mammals that are well-known for their grace and intelligence. They are much like whales, but have a well-defined beaklike snout. They are often called porpoises. Dolphins are spread all over the world in warm and temperate seas. Most dolphins are gray, blackish or brown above and pale below. Most grow to about 1 to 4 meters (3 to 13 feet) long. Most dolphins feed on fish, usually varying in number from a few to several hundred per day.

Dolphins can usually be seen swimming alongside and leaping near boats. They sometimes even try to swim along the wave created. These dolphins are usually seen in oceanarias. They have also been subject to scientific study for their intelligence and use of a range of sounds and ultrasonic pulses to communicate with its kind.

According to my research, dolphins can swim at up to speeds of about 10 to 20 m/s (20 to 40 mph).

If another bottle-nose dolphin is drowning, other dolphins will come to it's aid, supporting it with their bodies so it's blowhole is above the water allowing it to breathe. Large adult males often roam the periphery of a pod, and may afford some protection against predators.


Scouting behavior has been observed in bottle-nose dolphins. An individual may investigate novel objects or unfamiliar territories and "report" back to the pod. As stated before, bottle-nose dolphins may aid ill or injured pod mates. They may stand by and vocalize, or they may physically support the animal at the surface so it can breathe.

Protection of young:: Dolphins often swim in formations keeping the calves in the center of the pod for safety.

Dolphins have tremendous strength and speed and use these two adaptations to escape danger. They also use their head to ram predators for protection.

Dolphins eat, play, rest, and travel in the water. They spend their entire lives in the water. Bottlenose dolphins eat 8-15 kg/day. A dolphin sleeps by resting half of its brain at a time. One half stays awake and the other rests.

Answer 3

Bottle nose dolphins have razor sharp teeth (believe it or not) and can hit pretty hard with their tails. Sharks have been known to avoid dolphins that are in a bad mood... (yes, dolphins have a bad day now and again).

There have recently been a number of attacks on people engaging in dolphin swims... google it.

Dolphins may look really sweet, like flipper, but they can be very aggressive and dangerous if provoked. They are wild animals.