Summary

The dolphin is one of the planets most beloved animals, loved and cherished by both children and adults. Many believe the dolphin to be literally out of this world due to their intelligence and mystery. Dolphins live in an alien world compared to us, somewhere we know very little about yet they are so adapted to this world. They are friendly and inviting towards certain individuals, showing us their world. Some believe this to be the dolphins trying to communicate with us, lead us to different realms or worlds. These people also believe other things such as the idea that dolphins can sense our fear and many other emotions without needing to get up close. People have said they have experienced dolphins specifically avoiding people who are scared or worried and also avoiding people who are pregnant. They will not approach those people until they consciously or unconsciously become accepting and inviting of the dolphins.

Or the belief that the dolphins are very aware, as if they know everything that is going on in the world without having to see it. Overall some groups of people do believe that dolphins are much more advanced than the average person thinks, though that may not be completely true but true at the same time. Looking back in history and our modern culture we can see dolphins portrayed in this way however they aren't pure dolphins. There is an ancient race of shape shifting dolphins which are believed to be those dolphins that people have had strange encounters with and not 'real' dolphins. They are hyper intelligent mammals which have been recorded to originally take the form of humanoid creatures just like us until facing extinction due to their natural enemey. This website is a hub for all information known on these creatures, supposedly named 'Delphitine', a similar name to the Serpentine which was apparently the cause of their extinction, though we believe some escaped to the ocean and have lived there ever since.

Anatomy

To understand the anatomy of the delphitines cetacean form you should first get a grasp on the anatomy of regular dolphins so here is a short summary of the anatomy of bottlenose dolphins.

In general, bottlenose dolphins are 2 to 3.9 m (6.6 to 12.8 ft.). Their average weight is 150 to 200 kg (331.5 to 442 lbs.). One of the largest individuals recorded measured 4.1 m (13.5 ft.) and 650 kg (1,400 lbs.). The dolphins body has adapted to be streamlined and to reduce drag when swimming. They have lost their legs in favor of tail flukes for propulsion and fast swimming.
A bottlenose dolphin's skin color is gray to dark gray on its back, fading to white on its lower jaw and belly.

- This coloration, a type of camouflage known as countershading, may help conceal a dolphin from predators and prey. When viewed from above, a dolphin's dark back surface blends with the dark depths. When seen from below, a dolphin's lighter belly blends with the bright sea surface.

- Some bottlenose dolphins show spots on their bellies or light streaks along their sides. While to most dolphins all look to same, they are all different in terms of markings and by taking note of spots and freckles on the dolphins body, it makes it easier to tell the difference between individuals.

A dolphin's forelimbs are pectoral flippers. Pectoral flippers have the major skeletal elements of land mammal forelimbs, but they are foreshortened and modified. The skeletal elements are rigidly supported by connective tissue. Pectoral flippers are curved back slightly and pointed at the tips. Dolphins use their pectoral flippers mainly to steer and, with the help of the flukes, to stop.

Dolphins do not possess external ears and genitals.

One of the most noteable features of the dolphin is the dorsal fin, A dolphin's forelimbs are pectoral flippers. Pectoral flippers have the major skeletal elements of land mammal forelimbs, but they are foreshortened and modified. The skeletal elements are rigidly supported by connective tissue. Pectoral flippers are curved back slightly and pointed at the tips. Pectoral flipper length averages 30 to 50 cm (11.7 to 19.5 in.). Dolphins use their pectoral flippers mainly to steer and, with the help of the flukes, to stop. Due to the dorsal fin lacking any bone, it is able to curve or completely collapse on itself due to multiple different factors, though we haven't pinned one down, the current most likely reasons are due to gravity or dehydration. Dorsal fin collapse is most common in captive cetaceans, usually on killer whales however it can and does happen to smaller species of dolphin too.

The anatomy of a dolphin

Delphitine in their dolphin form are basically the exact same in anatomy minus one small difference which often goes unoticeable and that is a slit on the rostrum which is the 'third eye' which remains shut unless they enter their 'englightened' form, a form a delphitine takes as a dolphin in which they become a lighter colour, open their third eye, recieve whisker/anntennae, crystal shards above the eyes and extra pectoral fins. They also lose any scars or rakes ad the skin becomes shiny. The crystals and eyes are all the same colour. They too grow in size, reaching up to 7m, however that is more likely for dominant females, usually the typical enlightened delphitine reaches roughly 4-5m long

A typical delphitine

They also have their human forms which look just like any other human and are practically impossible to tell the difference. Who knows, maybe they really live alongside us yet we just don't know. You may even know one. Though you will never be sure.

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