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What do dolphins drink?

Dolphins don't drink at all.

The dolphin is like an animal in the desert without access to fresh water. It receives liquid from food (consisting mostly of squid and fish), as well as burning fats in its body, as a result of which water is released.

Dolphins are the same whales; The largest representative of the dolphin family is the predatory killer whale, which is also commonly called the killer whale. Interestingly, the English name is a reverse permutation of the original Spanish asesina-ballenas meaning "whale killer". And they were named so because flocks of killer whales often attack larger whales and kill them.

Did not contribute to the reputation of killer whales and Pliny the Elder. In the words of a Roman historian, the killer whale "can neither be depicted nor described properly, except as some kind of huge carcass, armed with merciless teeth."

A dolphin's mouth has up to 230 teeth, more than any other mammal. Despite this circumstance, the dolphin swallows the fish whole. He needs his teeth solely in order to grab prey.

Dolphins sleep in a very unusual way: during sleep, they turn off one half of the brain and the opposite eye. The other half of the brain is awake at the same time, and the second eye remains alert in case of predators or obstacles, not forgetting to give commands to the dolphin to rise to the surface in time to take a breath of air. Two hours later, the sides change places. This procedure is called "logging".

Dolphins have been working for the US Navy since the days of the Vietnam War, where they faithfully performed their duty. About XNUMX dolphins and XNUMX other marine mammals currently serve in the US Navy. Most recently, six sea lions were assigned to the US military contingent in Iraq, where they are serving.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, rumors spread that thirty-six US Navy specially trained attack dolphins armed with special toxic darts were released as a result. This whole story seems to us another "duck", not to mention the fact that "combat" dolphins are not trained to attack - only to search for objects.

Author: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

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