Dolphin Facts
- Bottlenose dolphins have 80-100 teeth, but never chew their food!
- Dolphins don't make any noises with their mouth. They don't even have vocal cords. All sounds come through the dolphin's blowhole!
- A dolphin uses its lower jaw and teeth as an antenna!
- Echolocation allows dolphins to use sound to "see" underwater. In fact, a dolphin can tell which direction a scuba diver is facing from a distance of one football field away!
- The average lifespan of a bottlenose dolphin is 25-30 years, but here at Marineland we have the oldest dolphin born in human care. Nellie was born here on February 27, 1953.
Explore the World of Dolphins!
Still have questions? Feel free to contact the Marineland Education Department at education@marineland.net.
