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Where They Live

Where They Live Dolphins live in a variety of places that all have common features that meet their needs of environment. Tropical oceans Warm waters All oceans except Artic and Antarctic Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea. What They Eat

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Where They Live

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  1. Where They Live • Dolphins live in a variety of places that all have common features that meet their needs of environment. • Tropical oceans • Warm waters • All oceans except Artic and Antarctic • Mediterranean Sea & Black Sea • What They Eat • Dolphins hunt by echolocation meaning they make 1,000 clicking noises that travel underwater and bounce back to their dolphin senders revealing the location, shape, and size of their prey. • Shrimp • Squid • Bottom-dwelling fish Bottlenose Dolphins http://www.postersguide.com/largeimage/263/2634280.jpg KandiNeuber April 30, 2013

  2. Map Sarasota, FL • Size • Dolphins can range in size. • Around 6-8 feet long and weighs between 440-660 lbs. • Sizes can be related to coastal and offshore ecotype variances. • Offshore ecotypes, adapted for cooler waters tend to be larger than inshore ecotypes. • Normally full grown males are slightly larger than females. • Coastal bottlenose dolphins measured off the Sarasota, FL shore were between 8.2-8.9 ft. and between 419-573 lbs. • Pacific Ocean-maybe be 12 ft and weigh 1,000 lbs. • Mediterranean Ocean- Grown 12ft or more. • Fun Facts • Order: Cetacea • Suborder: Odontoceti • Family: Delphinidae • Genus: Tursiops • Species: Bottlenose Dolphin • Life span of 45-50 years • Swim as fast as 18 miles per hour • Travel in social groups called schools or pods of up to 12 dolphins • Breach up to 16 feet out of the water, landing with a splash on their back side. • Dolphins are very intelligent • Carnivores • Most common and well known type of dolphin. • They communicate through clicking, whistling, and other sounds • Have excellent vision and hearing.

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