Dolphins By Madison

A dolphin is a mammal Warm blooded Warm blooded Breath air Breath air Live birth Live birth Baby drinks mom’s milk Baby drinks mom’s milk

Dolphins Appearance A large fin on top A large fin on top Are gray but sometimes have black stripes or spots Are gray but sometimes have black stripes or spots Have no hair Have no hair Grow to 8-9 feet long Grow to 8-9 feet long

Habitat Dolphins live in Dolphins live in –Harbors –Bays –Lagoons –Gulfs –Tributaries They migrate if the water gets cold They migrate if the water gets cold Some dolphins live in all oceans and some rivers Some dolphins live in all oceans and some rivers The bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins avoid the Arctic and Antarctic regions The bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins avoid the Arctic and Antarctic regions

Dolphins are Carnivores Dolphins eat Dolphins eat –Fish –Squid Between 22 – 55 pounds of fish each day Between 22 – 55 pounds of fish each day

Interesting Facts Killer whales are dolphins Killer whales are dolphins – Only one half of their brain sleep at a time Only one half of their brain sleep at a time – Bottlenose dolphins live between 40 and 50 years Bottlenose dolphins live between 40 and 50 years – The deepest dive ever recorded for a bottlenose dolphin was a 300 meters (990 feet). The deepest dive ever recorded for a bottlenose dolphin was a 300 meters (990 feet). –