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AT&T Dolphin Tales

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Georgia Aquarium is home to some of the most amazing and unique animals on the planet. Our Animal Guide is designed to teach you a little more about some of these incredible creatures. Each of our galleries depicts a different environment.

Look through each gallery at animals that you would find in this environment (most of which you will find at the Georgia Aquarium!), and then learn fun and interesting facts about them, from their eating habits to unique personal behaviors. You can even print out full fact sheets for your use.

Bottlenose Dolphin

Bottlenose Dolphin

The bottlenose dolphin is found in tropical and temperate seas worldwide, occuring in coastal and inshore areas and sometimes offshore over the edge of the continental shelf. View Fact Sheet

Random Facts

  • The beluga whale is the only whale with a flexible neck.
  • A beluga whale uses its pectoral flippers (forelimbs) mainly to steer and stop.
  • The beluga whale is also called the white whale. The word beluga comes from the Russian word for white, "belukha."
  • Beluga caviar comes from the beluga sturgeon, not the beluga whale.
  • This whale has the ability to swim backward.

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