Megan Berry The bottlenose dolphin UNFINISHED
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Transcript of Megan Berry The bottlenose dolphin UNFINISHED
The Bottlenose Dolphin
By Megan BerryMr. Buchmann 6
period
The Bottlenose Dolphin
• Common name: Bottlenose Dolphin
• Scientific name: Tursiops truncates
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/images/pic-bottlenose-dolphins.jpg
Characteristics• Size: Length on average: 11-13 feet (King)
• Weight on average: 330 -440 pounds (King)
• Physical Characteristics:
– Smooth, rubbery skin
– Grey/dark grey on it’s back, but white underneath
– Dorsal fin has no bones, only cartilage• Called Flukes• Has five different digits inside the fin, almost like a human hand
– The blowhole • What dolphins use to breathe through• Covered by a muscular flap to make it water proof• Located on the top of the head
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/images/pic-bottlenose-dolphins.jpg
Habitat•Bottlenose dolphins live in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world.
•Bottlenose Dolphins prefer warm water
•10° to 32°C (50°-90° F).
•Usually limited to surface water
•Shallows where they can hunt their fish
•Dolphins move in groups - they are very social creatures
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Food and Hunting
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Dolphins hunt fish with their many teeth. They hunt in packs, using echolocation to hunt their food
Breeding and Raising Calves
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/images/pic-bottlenose-dolphins.jpg
Dolphins and Humans
Fun Facts!
• Dolphins use echolocation to see underwater– They send out whistles and high pitched
sounds, and when the sounds bounce aback, the dolphins can see what is in front of them
Death of Dolphins and the Causes of them
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•Dolphins usually live for about 20 years
•Ways dolphins die:
• parasites
•suffocation from trash
•Predator attacks (sharks, and sometimes stingrays and killer whales)
•Human hunting
Works Cited• King, Judith: Wildlife Fact File Pittsburg, PA: International
Masters Publishers, 1997 • "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Habitat & Distribution."
Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011.“• BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Diet & Eating Habits."
Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011. • "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Physical Characteristics."
Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011. • "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Adaptations for an Aquatic
Environment." Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011.
• "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Longevity & Causes for Death." Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011.
• "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Reproduction." Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011.
• "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Birth & Care of Young."Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011.
• "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS: Scientific Classification." Seaworld.com/animal-info.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2011.