DOLPHIN
- Filum : Chordata.
- Class : Mammalia.
- Ordo : Cetacea.
- Famili : Delphinidae.
- Genus : Tursiops.
- Species : truncatus.
Dolphin is a very intelligent animal. They are mammals that live in the sea. Although classified as mammals, many people calling them as fish, because these animals can indeed live in the water and swim like a fish. In fact, dolphins like cats, cows, and goats which are truly a mammal or a breastfeeding animal.
They are one part of the aquatic cetaceans’ nation. To move easily, they have a body that is tapered and shaped like a torpedo. They can move in the water easily because they have two parts of body namely the pectoral fins and dorsal fins.
They are one type of marine animal that is very flexible because they can live in all waters that exist in the world. They can be met anywhere either tropical or sub-tropical regions. There are many species of dolphins that choose to live in coastal waters as we often find at the Kiluan Bay in Lampung. Nevertheless, most of the dolphins prefer to live in the open sea or called as oceanic.
Indonesia has a lot of waters where the dolphins live in it. In addition to Lampung coastal waters, dolphins spread from the Mahakam river until Segara lagoon area in Central Java. Meanwhile, the sea which has dolphins inside it is Sawu Sea in Maluku.
