Dolphins

Dolphins are a common animal. The majority of animals favor the tropical regions' warm seas, although some, like the right whale dolphin, favor cooler climes. The majority of dolphins eat fish and squid, but some, like the orca, also eat huge mammals like seals. Female dolphins only mate once every two to three years, but male dolphins frequently mate with several females each year. Females are solely responsible for raising calves, which are normally born in the spring and summer. Some species' mothers breastfeed their young for an extended period of time while fasting. Diverse vocalizations made by dolphins often take the form of clicks and whistles.

Dolphins, unlike many other mammals, cannot breathe out of water due to the lack of blowholes and must surface to breathe. They are much lighter on their feet than whales, usually only walking along the seafloor and never seen leaping out of the water as whales do. They are extremely intelligent and playful, and they frequently perform amazing tricks. Dolphins are very social and live in pods of up to a dozen, though they can travel in larger pods of up to 100 and sometimes form schools with other pods.