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    Do dolphins lay eggs?

    Question #67911. Asked by yumchicken. (Jul 06 06 7:19 AM)


    elburcher

    		No, Dolphins are mammals. They breathe air, are warm blooded, give live birth to babies and nurse their young.

    http://www.crystalinks.com/dolphin.html

    Jul 06 06, 7:27 AM
    Catamount

    		No. Dolphins are mammals; they give birth to live young.

    http://www.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/famsweb/curriculum/science/hpowers/PowersResearch/Research4/JessicaPsci/lifecycle.html

    Jul 06 06, 7:33 AM
    Gnomon

    		The term dolphin refers to two distinct animals. The more familiar dolphin is a mammal and gives birth to live young. The other type of dolphin is a fish, and is also known as "dorado". It lays eggs.

    http://www.bartleby.com/65/do/dolphin-fsh.html

    Jul 06 06, 7:34 AM
    SOTHC

    		I agree with Gnomon as I have managed to catch one off the coast of Florida here is a picture of one:

    http://barjackfishing.com/2008/11/10/smoker-kingfish-and-dolphin-please-anglers/

    Jul 06 06, 8:07 AM
    What-A-Mess

    		You must remember...There is the Dolphin (mammal) and the Dolphin Fish. Two distinctly different creatures.

    The term dolphin is also applied to a group of aquatic mammals (see dolphin, mammal). The fish known as dolphins are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Coryphaenidae.

    http://www.bartleby.com/65/do/dolphin-fsh.html

    Jul 06 06, 8:13 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Not to be confused with the PLATYPUS which is a mammal and does lay eggs.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus

    Jul 06 06, 12:53 PM

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