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Are dolphins vertebrate

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Yes, dolphins are vertebrates because they have a backbone. Invertebrates have no backbone (sea slugs, snails, sea cucumbers, etc.).
Yes they are - they have an internal skeleton.

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A dolphin is a mammal. All mammals have backbones called a spinal cord. If any sort of animal has a backbone, than that animal is a vertebrate.

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