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Pod of BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Surfing the waves - ©Greg Huglin I misidentifed the photo above — which is actually the work of world renown photographer Greg Huglin. Apologies to Greg for this error. His work is amazing. More can be seen here Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (90 lb) (Maui’s dolphin), up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (9.8 LT; 11 ST) (the orca or killer whale). They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. The family Delphinidae is the largest in the Cetacean order, and evolved relatively recently, about ten million years ago, during the Miocene. Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals, and their often friendly appearance and seemingly playful attitude have made them popular in human culture. Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin Other photos you may enjoy: Pod of Pilot Whales Dolphin (likely Bottlenose) Beluga Whale

Pod of BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN Surfing the waves - ©Greg Huglin

I misidentifed the photo above — which is actually the work of world renown photographer Greg Huglin. Apologies to Greg for this error. His work is amazing. More can be seen here

Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (90 lb) (Maui’s dolphin), up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (9.8 LT; 11 ST) (the orca or killer whale).

They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. The family Delphinidae is the largest in the Cetacean order, and evolved relatively recently, about ten million years ago, during the Miocene. Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals, and their often friendly appearance and seemingly playful attitude have made them popular in human culture.

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin

Other photos you may enjoy:

Pod of Pilot Whales

Dolphin (likely Bottlenose)

Beluga Whale

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