Dolphins
IiDolphins
Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo
IDolphins
Ezinye kwintsapho
i-Bottlenose, eqhelekileyo, i-Dusky, i-Humpback, i-Spinner, i-Spotted, i-Striped
Igama lezesayens
Delphinidae
Ubungakanani
Ukususela kwi-1.5m ukuya kwi-6m
Ukukhangeleka
Intle, imizimba ehlaziyiweyo. Uninzi luye lwaba neengcingo zomgca. Inkunzi iyaqhaqhazela i-rostrum ehlukileyo (intshebe). Ezinye ziye zibetha imibala. Ingwevu ngombala, emhlophe kunye emnyama. Blowhole phezu kwentloko.
Inkcukacha jikelele
Iintsapho zeDelphinidae ziqulethe izilwanyana eziyi-17 kunye neentlobo eziyi-32. Ukulinganisa angange-50-900kg. I-Echo-indawo isetyenziselwa ukufumana inyama. Unobulumko kakhulu kwizilwanyana zaselwandle. Zikhawuleza, zishabhaka. Umsila okanye i-flukes i-horizontal emanzini. Unokuwela phakathi kweentlobo. Zihlala ngamaqela emanzini angatye. Ngamanye amaxesha zisebenzisana ngokubamba amaxhoba, njenge-sardines. Viviparous. Incinci izalwe ngokupheleleyo.
Ukutya
Ukutya kakhulu kwiintlanzi kunye ne-squid.
Ukufumaneka
Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.
Iindidi eziqhelekileyo
Humpback dolphin
Sousa chinensis
Ihlengethwa eqhelekileyo
Delphinus delphis
I-dolphin yaseBotlen
Tursiops truncatus