Do dolphins have pubic hair?

Unlike most mammals, dolphins do not have hair, except for a few hairs around the tip of their rostrum (beak) which they lose shortly before or after birth. The only exception to this is the Boto river dolphin, which has persistent small hairs on the rostrum.
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Do dolphins have Buttholes?

In male dolphins a long slit houses the genitals and a small slit behind it is the anus. In female dolphins the genitals and anus share one long slit with the anus located behind the genitals. Female dolphins also have two more slits, one to either side of the genital-anal slit, which house the mammary glands.
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Do dolphins have hair on their body?

It is true that they are mammals, but dolphins only have hair when they are first born. This hair is found on the top of the rostrum. It falls out shortly after they are born. Dolphins do not grow any other hair for the rest of their lives.
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Can a human breed with a dolphin?

Probably not. Ethical considerations preclude definitive research on the subject, but it's safe to say that human DNA has become so different from that of other animals that interbreeding would likely be impossible.
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Do dolphins get their period?

This period of advertised fertility is known as oestrus, "estrus" or heat. In species that experience estrus, females are generally only receptive to copulation while they are in heat (dolphins are an exception).
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Do dolphins have balls?

On mammals, testicles are usually found outside the body since sperm dies at body temperature. Dolphins compensate for the extra heat that their testicles must endure by utilizing a special feature of their circulatory system.
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Do dolphins have nipples?

Whale and dolphin calves take frequent short dives beneath the mother for nursing. Whales and dolphins do not have external nipples, instead their nipples are enclosed within mammary slits.
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What animals mate like humans?

Bonobos' Sexual Habits Are Incredibly Similar To That Of Humans. Bonobos and humans share 98% of the same genes, which might explain their sexual appetite. Bonobos are the only apes to engage in many of the same sexual acts as humans.
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Do dolphins need shaving?

Dolphins don't really need hair to survive: they can keep themselves warm with a toasty layer of fat under their skin (called blubber). Having no hair on their bodies makes it easier for them to swim in water. This is the same reason that Olympic swimmers tend to shave all the hair off of their bodies.
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What are 5 interesting facts about dolphins?

Top ten facts about dolphins
  • There are currently 42 species of dolphins and seven species of porpoises.
  • Dolphins are marine mammals. ...
  • A dolphin pregnancy last between nine and 16 months. ...
  • Dolphins eat fish, squid and crustaceans. ...
  • All dolphins have conical-shaped teeth. ...
  • The orca (killer whale) is the largest dolphin.
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Do whales and dolphins have hair or fur?

When we think of whales, hair is not usually something that comes to mind – but most whales and dolphins have some hair when they are born, and certain species keep their hair throughout their life! Most whales have their hair follicles where land-mammals would have whiskers today.
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How many racoons can fit in your bum?

The human anus can stretch up to 7 inches before taking damage. A raccoon can squeeze into holes as tight as 4 inches, Meaning you can take almost two full raccoons up your ass.
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Do dolphins pee?

Dolphins urinate in the water in which they swim, making it difficult to measure their urine output.
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How does a dolphin poop?

What is this? When a dolphin poops or releases its excrement the dolphins poop comes out as an almost liquid like form of fecal matter (often in a plum like cloud) which is sometimes light enough to float across the top of the sea water or near its surface.
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Why are dolphins born with hair?

Dolphins have a few whiskers around their snout in the womb and when they are first born, however they soon lose them later in life. Amazon River dolphins (botos) keep these hairs into adulthood - they are sensory hairs and thought to help them search for prey on the river bed along with echolocation.
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Do dolphins sleep with one eye open?

Dolphins only close one eye when they sleep; the left eye will be closed when the right half of the brain sleeps, and vice versa.
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Which animal mates the longest?

The animal which mates the longest is the Anglerfish!

As they mate, and the male attaches itself to her body, she slowly begins to absorb him into her fishy flesh.
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Do monkeys give oral?

Different forms of self and partner genital stimulation have been observed in the animal kingdom. Oral sex has been observed throughout the animal kingdom, from dolphins to primates. Bonobos have been observed to transition from a simple demonstration of affection to non-penetrative genital stimulation.
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Can you milk a whale?

It would be hazardous to try milking any cetacean in the wild (although scientists have done so with recently deceased specimens). In captivity, though, the animals can be trained to tolerate it. Noren recently conducted a study that required 15 months of regularly milking two killer whale mothers at SeaWorld.
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Do dolphins eat their babies?

–Dolphins kill their own babies. Baby dolphins have washed up alongside the dead porpoises, and some scientists think that all the porpoise-slaughter was just practice for some old-fashioned infanticide .
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Is there dolphin cheese?

The authors note that Quebec then imported a variety of cheeses from England, but not Cheddar until the end of the 1800s. They list the usual suspects like Cheshire and Stilton, but also more obscure varieties including Wiltshire, North Wilton and Dolphin. Dolphin cheese was a mystery.
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Can dolphins tell if a woman is pregnant?

"They (dolphins) can tell when another dolphin is pregnant and they can certainly tell when a human is pregnant," said Dr. Janet Mann of Georgetown University.
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What animal has the longest pregnancy?

Elephant Gestation

At up to 23 months, elephants boast the longest gestation period of any land animal. They also boast big babies: a newborn elephant weighs about 230 pounds (105 kilograms).
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Do dolphins fart?

Yes, dolphins like humans and other animals fart or pass gas. In fact farting is a trait that is common among all mammals. By passing gas dolphins, humans and other animals are able to release trapped air and toxic fumes that have accumulated in their stomach.
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