Great Dolphins Amazing Swimmers By: Emma D

 The scientific name for a Bottle Nose dolphin is Tursiops Truncatus.  A dolphin can live up to 45 years in the wild.  A dolphin can live up to 60 in captivity.  A dolphin is endangered because fishermen catch them with other fish and when people dump trash in the ocean that kills them.  When beavers put dams in rivers dolphins have to live some where else. Introduction

Dolphins are:  gray because of all the blubber under it.  about 2-4 meters long.  weigh between 150 and 650 kilograms.  Have excellent vision both in and out of water.  Have two flippers to swim on the side of their body  Dolphins have a blowhole on top of their head.  Dolphins skin is really slimy and smooth.  They have a dorsal fin on top of their back  Dolphins tails are shaped like a rounded triangle. What Dolphins Look Like

 Instead of ears they have ear holes.  Dolphins eyes are small for a mammal but big for a fish.  Without their eyes they won’t be able to catch their prey or their predator won’t be able to catch them  Have a nose that is 3 inches long  Dolphins have teeth on each side of their jaw. More of How Dolphins Look

 Their habitat is oceans.  They live in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans near Europe and Africa, South America and North America.  They even live in the oceans in the Middle East and Asia.  They don’t live in the Arctic Ocean  Some dolphins live in rivers and never go into the ocean. Habitat

 Dolphins are found all over the world  Dolphins like warm water that is about 70 degrees  They also like shallow sea water along the coasts  They live in temperate but tropical waters.  They live near the corral reefs.  Most dolphins live near the equator. Climate

 A dolphin is a carnivore which means they are meat eaters.  They get their food by catching them in their mouth and quickly swallowing it.  Dolphins eat fish, squid, eels, crustaceans and shrimp. Food

Prey And Predators Prey  Dolphins eat:  fish  squid  eels  Crustacea ns  shrimp. Predator   Sharks  orcas  people eat dolphins.

 Dolphins are really friendly to people and to other dolphins.  But when something is trying to eat or someone is attacking them they fight back  Dolphins love to leap out of the water  They are curious toward humans—they have been known to rescue injured divers by raising them to the surface  They will help injured members of their own species Behavior

 A female gives birth to one calf at a time.  Babies are about are about 4 feet long.  Also babies weigh about 66 pounds at birth.  A mother gives birth after 12 months of being pregnant.  A mother stays with her baby for 3 years. Babies

 A dolphin is long and thin like a torpedo so they can move faster to catch food and escape from predators.  Dolphins use their tail to swim even in rough water  Fin shape so it can jump really high which helps it get air.  Big eyes that help them see in the water and find their food  Dolphins have slimy skin not scales because it’s not a fish it’s a mammal which helps them swim through the water more easily Physical Adaptation

 Dolphins save oxygen in their lungs so they don’t drown.  Swims with other dolphins for company and protection  Dolphins swim in pods which are groups and they communicate with each other using sonar to help catch food and warn of predators.  They use echolocation to find their food. Behavioral Adaptation

 Blubber is something below the skin that is a layer of fat, it keeps the cold out.  Melon this fatty bulge in the forehead helps dolphins to hunt and communicate.  2 small ear openings behind their eyes which has excellent hearing to protect itself from predators  Dolphins have arm bones that help them swim in rough waters. Physiological Adaptations

 Dolphins leap up to 16 feet.  About 37 different kinds of dolphins live in oceans.  A bottle nose dolphin is called a bottle nose because their noses are shaped like an old fashioned bottle.  Dolphins preform in many different aquariums. Fun Facts