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Dolphin Coloring Pages

Free printable dolphin coloring pages with leaping dolphins, calves and ocean scenes. Pick easy, medium, hard or expert detail and print or download as PDF.

Easy dolphin coloring pages

Ages 3–5 · Big shapes and thick outlines for small hands.

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Medium dolphin coloring pages

Ages 6–8 · A clear subject with a simple scene around it.

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Hard dolphin coloring pages

Ages 9+ · Full scenes with smaller spaces to fill.

Expert dolphin coloring pages

Teens & adults · Intricate patterns and fine line work.

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About these dolphin coloring pages

Bottlenose and spinner dolphins leap, play and swim beside their calves in these dolphin coloring pages. Children aged 3 to 5 can color one big dolphin and a simple water line. The medium pages bring in a calf, seaweed or a sea turtle for ages 6 to 8, the hard pages add sailboats, coastlines and a sunset for ages 9 and up, and the expert pages are filled with wave patterns.

Dolphins are a great way to explain the difference between fish and mammals: dolphins breathe air at the surface and feed their babies milk, while fish take oxygen from the water with their gills. For a glossy look, shade the back in blue-gray, fade to a pale belly and leave a white highlight along the top.

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Dolphin facts to share

  1. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, and they breathe air through a blowhole on top of their heads.
  2. Dolphins find food using echolocation, sending out clicks and listening for the echoes.
  3. Bottlenose dolphins each have a signature whistle that works a bit like a name.

Color idea: Blend blue-gray into silver for the dolphin and surround it with turquoise water, white foam and a warm orange sky on the sunset page.

Dolphin coloring page questions

Which dolphin pages suit preschoolers?

The leaping dolphin and the dolphin poking up from the water are the simplest. Each has one big dolphin, a single water line and thick outlines, so young children can color the whole animal in a few minutes.

What is a spinner dolphin?

Spinner dolphins are small dolphins that live in warm oceans. They are known for leaping from the water and spinning several times in the air before splashing down. The hard sunset page shows a group of them twirling near a rocky coast.

What colors should I use for dolphins?

Real bottlenose dolphins are gray on top and paler underneath, which helps them blend in when seen from above or below. You can copy that look with two grays, or go bold with blues, purples and pinks on the patterned expert pages.

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