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Title: Bottlenose Dolphin By Katharine


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Bottlenose DolphinBy Katharine
Shelter -groups -reefs
Surface Features -sand -water
Habitat Ocean
Climate -warm -water
Vegetation -seaweed -brain coral
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The Bottlenose DolphinBy Katharine
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Diet
Physical Features
Bottlenose Dolphin
Quiz
Behaviors
Interesting Facts
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Diet
  • The dolphin eats, squid, fish, flying fish,
    sharks, and shrimp.
  • They use their sonar to get their prey.
  • Dolphins whack their prey with their tail which
    shocks the fish long enough for the dolphin to
    catch them.
  • They turn the fish around and swallow it head
    first.

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Behaviors
  • The dolphin feels comfortable around
  • other animals because they share the sea.
  • Dolphins swim, play and eat during the day.
  • They do not hibernate, but they will migrate to a
    warmer water.

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Physical Features
  • They are blue - ish gray because it helps them
    camouflage to the color of the sea.
  • Male dolphins are up to 13 feet long and weigh
    1,400 pounds. Females are smaller.
  • They have smooth skin, a blow hole, paddle shaped
    flippers, and a fin on their back to help them
    adapt to their habitat.
  • They are warm blooded so their body temperature
    always stays the same.

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Interesting Facts
  • They have been clocked swimming at 30 miles per
    hour.
  • They learn human games very quickly and are
    easily trainable.
  • They use their blow hole to communicate with each
    other.
  • Humans hunt dolphins for their meat and their
    oil.
  • About 50 million years ago the dolphins ancestors
    lived on land!

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Quiz Questions
  • How do they get their food?
  • Why is the dolphin blue-ish gray?
  • How does the bottle-nosed dolphin communicate
    with other?
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