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retain it in their lungs and
then dive. While they rise
from deep underwater,just
a few metres before they
surface, they will
breathe this air out
forcefully through
their blowhole.
You have probably
seen on TV how
effortlessly dolphins
swim in water and
even race with ships.
They are perfect
swimmers.
Their
smooth slippery skin is
the most important reason why
they are able to swim so perfectly. These features help them to glide
through water and swim very fast. Another feature enabling the
dolphin to swim fast is its nose, which is called a snout. A dolphin's
snout has the most appropriate shape for fast swimming and has
even served as a model for the design of ships. Thanks to this feature,
our ships sail faster today than previously.
Do you know that dolphins are bereft of a sense of smell and that
they are blind? However, Allah has granted them a very advanced
