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Dolphins do not have stationary homes, but rather a giant section of water that they remember as one of their breeding grounds, preferably with food sources nearby. Dolphins have multiple of these "homes", and migrate between them regularly.

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Wild Dolphins are constantly on the move, foraging for food, playing and fighting within their pods. They spend approximately 80% of their time deep below the surface exploring the depths of the ocean and have a need for continuous movement.

Humans and other land mammals may have a messy birth, but it's generally not hard to find a reasonably private place to do it. Dolphins, on the other hand, often live in a three-dimensional world filled with dangers, including the sharks with their legendary sense of smell. Blood and other birth fluids will draw predators.

So how do mother dolphins keep themselves and their babies safe?

After eleven or twelve months, depending on the species, a pregnant dolphin gives birth. Dolphins are among the few animals that have assisted births; when a dolphin is giving birth, she's often assisted by another female dolphin who acts as midwife.

Birth, can happen anywhere. When it does happen, the mother's pod will surround her protectively while she's in labor, waiting to fend off any predators who may be thinking about a quick and easy meal.

In Short: A baby dolphin's home is the ocean. There is not special place for its birth and it doesn't stay in any one place like baby birds do in a nest. They are born living and are free to swim along with their mothers and pod. They do breathe oxygen though, so as soon as they are born they must swim up to the ocean surface with assistance from their mothers to breathe and then receive milk from their mother.

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Dolphins do not live in any kind of shelter. They simply live in the ocean. Some live in coastal waters, some live in the open ocean, some live in the tropics, and others in the polar regions.

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