See also: Dolphin (homonymy)

The dolphin (of the old Greek δελφίς / delphís , “spirit of the sea”, perhaps derived from δελφὐς / delphús , “Utérus”) is a river Marine mammal and pertaining to the order of the Cétacé S.

The dolphin indicates in French the Cetacea with teeth (Odontocète S) of less than five meters generally equipped with a long Rostre:

1. the species most common and familiar of dolphins, which one finds in majority in the Delphinarium S, is the Grand dolphin (tursiops truncatus).
2. Of many species of the family of the Delphinidé S which includes also the Orque S.
3. Delphinoïdes and the dolphins of fresh water alive in the Fleuve S of Asia or of South America of which under the family of the platanistoïdes.

Other marine animals are sometimes called incorrectly “dolphins” like Cetacea with the short or hardly existing rostre such as the Narval and the white whale, two animals larger than the traditional dolphins, as well as the Marsouin S which are them much smaller.

One often lends to the dolphin a social character, but certain species are solitary. These animals are popular because certain of these species let themselves approach by the man and are affectionate. Certain dolphins are known to have saved men.

The dolphin in the popular culture

• Déjà in the Antiquité the marine people their lent multiple exploits like guiding the boats mislaid in the storm or saving the shipwrecked men… They besides very often are quoted in the Greek literature and were the emblem of the town of Corinthe (Greece).
• Flipper, hero of televised series of 1964, role held makes some by several dolphins.
• Oum the white dolphin, French animation televised in 13 episodes, diffused for the first time in 1971.
• Joséphine in film of Luc Besson, Great Blue.
• Ecco the Dolphin, high-speed motorboat in plays developed by Sega left on Megadrive and the Dreamcast.
• Fungie, dolphin mascot of the town of Dingle in Ireland.
• the dolphin was evoked in an absurd way in an interview of Patrick Bruel where he tells how his wife and taught him that they were going to become parents. “In fact the dolphins taught it to us. Dolphins approach not of expectant mothers, and when she saw that the dolphins turned around her without approaching it, she wondered what it occurred. Me, I knew it, I said to him that it was a good sign! ”
• Snowflake in the film Ace Ventura, detective for dogs and cats.
• Stefania in the documentary series the blue odyssey.
• dolphins in the book a gifted animal of reason.
• néo-dolphins in the stellar novel Tide.
• Momo the dolphin, Mascot of the sixth Plays of the islands of the Indian Ocean organized with Maurice in 2003.
• the dolphins communicate sometimes with the men, in the book of Eric Demay, " The man who spoke with the dauphins".
• Dolphy, dolphin female attended the port of Collioure between 1992 and 1995.

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