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What covers a dolphin?

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The outer covering of a dolphin is called an epidermis. This skin is between 20 and 30 times thicker than that of terrestrial mammals.

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The core of a dolphinâ??s body is well insulated by a thick layer of blubber. The blubber is actually the modified 3rd layer or "hypodermis" of a dolphinâ??s skin.

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When dolphins are born, they have fur on their snouts. After a few weeks, the calf out grows it and is totally covered with rubbery skin.

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