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Dolphin |
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A bottlenose dolphin, the most well known type of dolphin. |
Scientific classification |
Included groups |
Cladistically included but traditionally excluded groups |
Dolphins are part of the toothed whales. Generally, they are among the smaller whales. Most live in salt water oceans, but some live in rivers – there are oceanic dolphins and river dolphins. Dolphins are from 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) to 4 metres (13 ft) long, but the largest dolphin, the killer whale (or orca), can be up to 8 metres (26 ft) long.