the fins, dolphins

Dolphins have a streamlined fusiform body, adapted for fast swimming. The basic colouration patterns are shades of grey with a light underside and a distinct dark cape on the back. It is often combined with lines and patches of different hue and contrast.

The head contains the melon, a round organ used for echolocation. In many species, the jaws are elongated, forming a distinct beak; for some species like the Bottlenose, there is a curved mouth which looks like a fixed smile. Teeth can be very numerous (up to two hundred and fifty) in several species. Dolphins breathe through a blowhole located on top of their head, with the trachea being anterior to the brain. The dolphin brain is large and highly complex and is different in structure from most land mammals.

Unlike most mammals, dolphins do not have hair, but they are born with a few hairs around the tip of their rostrum which they lose after some time, in some cases even before they are born. The only exception to this is the Boto river dolphin, which does have some small hairs on the rostrum.

Their reproductive organs are located on the underside of the body. Males have two slits, one concealing the penis and one further behind for the anus. The female has one genital slit, housing the vagina and the anus. A mammary slit is positioned on either side of the female's genital slit.

Direction Walk 0.06 km or 1 mins north east from last photo
Location Shimoni, East Africa, Kenya, Africa
Info F 8.0 1/1000 ISO 400 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Itinerary . feeling: neutral, slighly upbeat
Country Kenya State East Africa
City Shimoni Weather Sunny
Continent Africa Day Shimoni
Activity dhow boat and snorkelling Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Feeling mild upbeat Date 2007:10:08 10:51:44
Make Canon Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Width 981 Height 736
Flash Off, Did not fire Focal 85.0 mm
Exposure 1/1000 F Number 8.0
ISO 400 White Bal. Auto
Metering Multi-segment Program Action (High speed)
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 48.64 m
Latitude -4.69916666666667 Longitude 39.406
File Size 589 kB
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