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THE DOLPHIN. 
21. The Dolphin has a long, narrow and pointed 
nose, a wide mouth, with the teeth a little separa- 
ted, so that they interlock when the mouth is shut. 
It measures nine or ten feet in length, swims with 
great swiftness, and feeds upon cod, herrings and 
flat-fish. 
22. A shoal of Dolphins will frequently attend 
the course of a ship for the scraps that are thrown 
overboard, or the barnacles adhering to their sides. 
23. A shoal of them followed the ships of Sir 
Richard Hawkins more than a thousand leagues. 
Their gambols on the surface of the water are often 
very amusing. 
21. A Dolphin has been known to spring forward 
more than twenty feet at a single bound. They are 
said to change their colour before they die, and 
again after they are dead. They are found chiefly 
in the Pacific Ocean. 
Describe the Dolphin. Why do they follow ships 1 Where are 
they found 1 
