Dolphin

Young children will understand that dolphins are animals that live in the sea, how they breathe, how they swim, and what they eat.

2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
Dolphins are animals that live in the sea.
Their bodies are smooth and shaped for gliding.
Their backs are gray, and their bellies are a little lighter in color.

Dolphins are animals that live in the sea. Their bodies are smooth and shaped for gliding. Their backs are gray, and their bellies are a little lighter in color.

💬 What kind of creature is a dolphin?

🤔 What shape does the dolphin’s body look like?

Dolphins come up to the surface of the sea to breathe.
They have a breathing hole on top of their heads.
After they breathe, they dive back into the sea.

Dolphins come up to the surface of the sea to breathe. They have a breathing hole on top of their heads. After they breathe, they dive back into the sea.

💬 Dolphins breathe

🤔 Where is the dolphin breathing?

Dolphins have fins.
They move their tail flukes to go forward.
They can swim quickly and smoothly.

Dolphins have fins. They move their tail flukes to go forward. They can swim quickly and smoothly.

💬 Dolphins are good swimmers

🤔 Where are the fins the dolphin uses to swim?

Dolphins eat small fish.
They sometimes eat squid too.
They look for food in the sea.

Dolphins eat small fish. They sometimes eat squid too. They look for food in the sea.

💬 What dolphins eat