21 Unbelievable WTF Fun Facts About Dolphins

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Aug 2, 2018 10:00 AM EDT

Think you know everything about dolphins? Well, think again! Here are some facts that remind us just how intelligent and beautiful dolphins are (which makes us sadder at the thought of them being held in captivity). They truly are amazing animals, and these fascinating facts will only make you love dolphins even more. 

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    Bottlenose dolphin - WTF fun fact #4814 if you come across a stranded dolphin, do not help it back into the water. More often than not, they beach themselves purposely because they are sick/injured and are trying to avoid drowning. wtffunfact.com
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    Bottlenose dolphin - WTF fun fact # 1181 Dolphins will play with whales by lying on the whale's head while the whale slowly raises it above the water's surface wtffunfact.com
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    Marine mammal - WTF fun fact #188 Pink Dolphin - The world's only pink Bottlenose was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA wtffunfact.com
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    Bottlenose dolphin - WTF fun fact #lo T5 Dolphins don't drink water Sea water would make them ill and possibly kill them. They get their liquid needs through the foods they eat. wtffunfact.com
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    Common bottlenose dolphin - WTF fun fact 4411 A Marine Mammal Studies Institute, dolphins were trained to turn in trash that fell into the pools in exchange for fish. One dolphin was smart enough to hide pieces of paper under a rock, tearing off smaller pieces from the paper in order to get more fish out of it. wtffunfact.com
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    Dolphin - WTF fun fact #5901 In 2004 a lifeguard was swimming with his daughter when dolphins started circling them. He then noticed a shark beneath them. The shark was driven away by the dolphins. wtffunfact.com
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    Dolphin - did you know? A female dolphin will assist in the birth of another's baby dolphin, and if it is a difficult birth, the "midwife" might help pull out the baby. Other dolphins, will swim around the mother during birth to protect her. did-you-kno.tumblr.com
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    Marine mammal - WTF fun fact #2154 Thirty-six armed dolphins trained by the U.S. Navy to kill terrorists have been missing since 2005. The dolphins carry "toxic dart guns" capable of killing a man in a single shot. wtffunfact.com
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    Flower - WTF fun fact #821 The Senecio peregrinus plant is a succulent that has leaves that look like tiny little dolphins jumping out of the waves
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    Common bottlenose dolphin - WTF fun fact #8215 Boy dolphins often try to Impress girl dolphins by giving them a sponge as a gift. Male Australlan humpback dolphins present large marine sponges to their favorite females- sometimes getting throw the sponges at their deslred mate. They also work in pairs with other males, making them one of the only species besides humans that has so excited that they aggressively wingmen.
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    Team - WTF fun fact #4110 The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, used his long arms reaching 1.06m to remove plastic from the stomachs of 2 dolphins, which ultimately saved their lives, after trainers tried numerous other methods. rope Sale
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    Marine mammal - WTF fun fact #8116 A group of sperm whales adopted a bottlenose dolphin with a spinal deformation, after it was lost from its own dolphin group.
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    Vertebrate - WTF fun fact #3983 Male Dolphins have lifelong "bromances" and team up to herd an attractive and fertile female for one of the males. "Instead of using a wingman, dolphins use a 'finman'." wtffunfact.com
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    Dolphin - WTF fun fact #5bb India bans captive Dolphin shows as 'morally unacceptable - They believe they are highly intelligent & should be seen as non-human persons' with their own specific rights. wtffunfact.com
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    Common bottlenose dolphin - Using a remote-controlled camera, biologists caught dolphins getting high by sucking on puffer fish. They were even caught passing the puffer fish around.
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    Dolphin - WTF fun fact # 55 Dolphins have been witnessed entertaining themselves by creating underwater bubble rings. wtf-fun-facts.tumblr
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    Bottlenose dolphin - WTF fun fact # 2845 Bottlenose dolphins have longest memory among non-humans they can recognize whistles of their mates after being separated for more than 20 years wtffunfact.com
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    Dolphin - WTF fun fact #5804 The Queen of England owns all of the dolphins in British waters. wtffunfact.com
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    Bottlenose dolphin - In Laguna, Brazil, dolphins herd fish towards local fishermen and then signal the fishermen to throw their nets. The dolphins feed on the escaping fish. They were not traîned for this behavior, the collaboration has been going on at least since 1847.
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    Dolphin - WTF fun fact #8276 Dolphins will sometimes try to rescue people who are drowning.
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    Common bottlenose dolphin - WTF fun fact #8T11 Early in life, each dolphin creates its own unique vocal whistle that gives it an individual identity. Because each whistle is unique, dolphins are able to call to each other by mimicking the whistle of a dolphin they want to communicate with. It's the equivalent of calling each other by name. wtffunfact.com
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