Are dolphins mamals?

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subject says it all

 

[JohnD]

Yes, dolphins are mammals. They are air breathing, warm blooded, give live birth to the young and make milk to nurse the young.

That is my Final Answer, Regis!

 

[bowfront]

That depends - common names can be misleading. If you are talking Corypaena hippurus, which is also called dolphin here in FL., you are talking fish and a tasty one at that.

 

[golfish]

Bowfront, do they also call them Dorados and or Mahi Mahi back there.

 

[bowfront]

Hi Mark,

Dorado no, Mahi Mahi yes. The first time I heard it called Mahi Mahi was in Hawaii years ago on my honeymoon. A few years after that some resturants here started using the Mahi Mahi name. Around fishing circles its still refered to as dolphin. Confusion with Flipper has pushed the resturants in particular into searching for a new name - thus Mahi Mahi. Has a nice ring to it anyway.

 

[esmithiii]

Dolphin is the term used to describe several species, one (as mentioned above) is actually a fish, others are mammals.

Neither are reef-safe.

 

[Giarc]

Hey! I'm reef safe...or at least I like to think so

Cheers,
Craig Dolphin

 

[Garee1]

Here are some Mahi Mahi pics from my trip from FL Keys.
http://www.homestead.com/mokodo/


Yes, they are being fished! If you can't stand to see them fished don't click on link.

 

[esmithiii]

Garee,

You must feel terribly guilty for fishing such a beautiful fish! I was sickened by the photos. I think fishing is so immoral. Why can't you get yours at Red Lobster like the rest of us?

 

[Anonymous]

esmithiii, this is WAAAAAY off topic but i noticed that you're from powell, tn. do you know kent?

 

[golfish]

Geree,
Very nice, Although I practice catch and release 99% of the time I see nothing wrong with taking a few home for dinner for the family. I guess some of those tree huggers think catch and release is just as bad

I bet you feel real guilty, lol

 

[JeremyR]

<eating a fish at red lobster>

Yes, fishing is immoral.
Wow, this is good fish. MMM. Glad I'm moral and didn't kill it myself..

<eating a nice juicy steak at the outback>

Man, how can people kill deer? Hunting is SO evil. Darn, this is such a juicy steak! I love this restuarant!

Heh.

 

[liquid]

Heh, it's actually a pump...

http://www.championlighting.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?page=Products/Pu mps/dolphin.html&cart_id=7784729.20060

liquid

 

[Anonymous]

I think it is Dorado when you go south. I go to resturants here and order dolphin. The servers say we don't have any and I chuckle and tell them that dolphin is mahi is dorado just different languages.