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Irrawaddy Dolphin
Irrawaddy DolphinSome interesting facts about Dolphins including the Irrawaddy Dolphin which isn't so very different from other dolphins. First Fact about dolphins and the Irrawaddy DolphinQuestion:-How can you tell the difference between a male and a female dolphin? Answer: To find this out you have to look underneath the dolphin at it's belly. If you see a long slit with 2 smaller slits, that's a female: Another Fact about dolphins and the Irrawaddy DolphinQuestion:-Do dolphins have any form of camouflage? Answer: Yes, seen from above they blend in with the water, and if you're a killer whale looking up, their bellies blend in with the sky. It's called counter shading. More information about dolphins and the Irrawaddy DolphinQuestion:-How high can a dolphin jump? Answer: Dolphins can jump as high as 5 m (16 ft.) from the surface of the water and landing on their backs or sides. Another interesting snippet about dolphins and the Irrawaddy DolphinQuestion:-How deep can a dolphin dive? Answer: The dolphin is capable of diving for up to 20 minutes at 300 meters, this is to be considered as maxima for a bottle-nose dolphin although in some experiments they have dived to about 500 meters. Usually, bottle-nose dolphins will not dive very deep. And finally ... about dolphins and the Irrawaddy DolphinQuestion:-How intelligent are dolphins? Answer: The short answer to this is that we do not know. There is no reliable method to measure intelligence in humans across cultures, so it is not surprising that comparing humans, dolphins, apes, dogs, etc. is impossible. There are some indications of their potential: they are fast learners and can generalize (which is also true of pigs, BTW). Also they can learn to understand complicated language-like commands (which is also true of the great apes). If you have any information about the irrawaddy dolphin that you think should be here, please let us know.
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