The gestation period of the smaller dolphins is 11 or 12 months.
Dolphin is derived from the the Greek word for dolphin, dolphis, which was derived from the Greek word for womb, delphus. The animals name can then be translated as meaning "fish with womb".
Dolphin comes from the Ancient Greek delphúsmeaning "womb".
They spend the same amount of days as humans do in the womb! amazing.
90 days
The name is originally from Greek δελφίς (delphís), "dolphin", which was related to the Greek δελφύς (delphus), "womb". The animal's name can therefore be interpreted as meaning "a 'fish' with a womb".
63 days
A baby usually stays in the womb before delivery between 1080 days and 1260 days.
320 to 360 days with an average of 340 days.
Dolphin comes from the Ancient Greek delphúsmeaning "womb".
The word is thought to ultimately stem from the Greek delphus, which means womb, as a dolphin was then thought to be a fish with a womb.
900 and 17 thousand
They are mammals. Their young are born live from the womb, not hatched from eggs.