https://www.pitara.com/tags/marine-mammals/Recent content in Marine Mammals on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/science-news-for-kids/dolphin-in-the-mirror/Sun, 30 Mar 2003 21:47:06 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/science-news-for-kids/dolphin-in-the-mirror/<p>May 3: Dolphins are much more intelligent than humans previously thought. Scientists have recently discovered that bottle-nosed dolphins can recognise themselves in the mirror – much like you and I can!</p> <p>When you see a zit on your face, what do you do? Go to the mirror time and again, and wonder what it is still doing there. Well, this is exactly what two male bottle-nosed dolphins, Presley and Tab, do as well. So, these lovable aquatic animals are not just seafarers&rsquo; friends, but they are also aware of their bodies – almost like humans!</p>https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-an-orca-whale/Tue, 18 Dec 2001 05:21:09 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-an-orca-whale/<p>If you have seen the movie Free Willy, you would be able to instantly recognise an Orca. Willy is an Orca or a killer whale.</p> <p>Orcas (Orcinus orca) are mammals classified under the order Cetacea. Though they are called killer whales, they belong to the dolphin family. Like other whales and dolphins, they, too, come up to the surface to take in oxygen.</p> <p>Orcas can be found in all the oceans of the world. Orcas are found in pods which is the collective term for these animals like &lsquo;a gaggle&quot; for geese or &lsquo;school&rsquo; for fish. A pod may consist of two or three groups with each group consisting of 15 or 20 members.</p>