Dolphins are well known for a number of things, including
their ability to communicate, their high level of intelligence, and their
social nature. There are a number of endangered species of dolphins that have
adapted to be able to live in unusual environments like the Amazon River.
Despite the fact that they live in water, dolphins are
actually warm blooded animals that give birth to their young rather than lay
eggs, show protective tendencies when being threatened by predators and live in
groups. Dolphins tend to swim in pods of a dozen or more members and these pods
often come together in order to form herds of hundreds of dolphins. If pods are
threatened, the strongest dolphins will circle the herd in order to defend
weaker members from predators like sharks. Dolphins will fight very fiercely in
order to defend other members of their pod and have been known to win battles
with sharks.
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