What dolphins like to eat
We do know that dolphins feed mainly on fish. They are not really hunters but rather seem to be happy with the most abundant species that is available to them. Consequently, the diets of dolphins in the wild tend depend on the area in which they’re living as well as the time of the year. Regular treats are several fish species, squid and octopus.
Dolphins swallow their food whole, without chewing. They use the muscles at the back of their tongue and throat to squeeze the salt water out and the fish down.
Dolphins tend to take the fish head first, a behavior researchers believe that keeps the fins and spines folded back. That way the dolphin does not injure its throat.
Dolphins Like Being Social
Many researchers agree that dolphins are extremely social creatures and actually depend on this interaction for hunting, mating and defending themselves and their pods.
Typically, dolphins live and travel in groups ranging from 2-40 dolphins. But scientists have found dolphin pods as large as several hundred members.
These groups are actually called herds or schools. In some cases, these larger groups have been to known to include more than one species that seem to interact well together.
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