Dolphin Facts for Kids

The video provides fascinating facts about dolphins, highlighting their youthful appearance, long lifespan, and the impact of captivity. It explores their exceptional hearing and vision, including the ability to move eyes independently. Dolphins can hold their breath for 30 minutes and swim at 25 mph, but have a poor sense of smell. Their unique sleep pattern allows half of their brain to rest while staying alert to predators. Dolphins are intelligent and kind, often helping injured peers, whales, and even humans.

How long can some species of dolphins live?

• Up to 70 years

• Up to 30 years

• Up to 90 years

• Up to 50 years

What is unique about dolphins' hearing compared to humans?

• It is 15 times better

• It is 20 times better

• It is 5 times better

• It is 10 times better

How fast can dolphins swim if they choose to?

• 15 mph

• 25 mph

• 30 mph

• 20 mph

How do dolphins manage to sleep without drowning?

• They sleep with both halves of their brain

• They sleep with one eye open

• They sleep while floating on the surface

• They let one half of their brain sleep at a time

What behavior shows dolphins' intelligence and kindness?

• They only help when food is involved

• They only help their own kind

• They help other dolphins and sometimes humans

• They ignore other species