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Dolphins By : Victoria Marchesi

Fast facts

Baby dolphins are calves

Grown up female dolphins are called cows

Grown up male dolphins are called bulls

Dolphins are mammals

Habitat

Where dolphins live depends on their species

Dolphins migrate depending on where their food is

They also live in harbors, bays, lagoons, gulfs, and tributaries

Adaptations

Three adaptations are swimming ability, group hunting, and echolocation

A dolphins long nose can help them kill sharks

They need oxygen to help them breath under water

Food/Prey

Dolphins are omnivores

Small dolphins eat krill, shrimp, sea plants, squid, and small fish

Bigger dolphins eat other mammal such as sea lions and sea turtles

Predators

A killer whale are enemies of dolphins

Some dolphins can kill sharks

Larger sharks can eat dolphins

Life Span

Dolphins can live up to 50 years in wild life

But they live only 17 years if they don’t live in wild life

A bottle nose dolphin can live up to 40 or 50 years

Appearance

A dolphin has a smooth rubbery body and a long bottle like nose. It has a tail which is webbed at the bottom.

All dolphins have dorsal fins

Dolphins have a single blowhole

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