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Dolphins. By Skylar Copeland. Looks Like. Gray or brown backs. Lighter colored insides. Killer whales are large. dolphins with black and white markings. Eight to twelve feet long. Patches along side of some dolphins. B ehavior. Dolphins navigate with echolocation.
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Dolphins By Skylar Copeland
Looks Like Gray or brown backs. Lighter colored insides. Killer whales are large. dolphins with black and white markings. Eight to twelve feet long. Patches along side of some dolphins.
Behavior Dolphins navigate with echolocation. Most dolphins mate in spring or in early summer. Pregnancy lasts 10 to 12 months. Female bottlenose dolphins reach up to 50 years of age. Can swim at speeds of 20 to 25 miles per hour. Dolphins can locate stuff by clicking noises.
Humans and Dolphins People love to watch dolphins perform tricks. Dolphins leap trough hoops and play ball with keepers. Learn tricks quickly and easily from keepers. Sometimes add own ideas for fun! When people are lost at sea dolphins help people sometimes. People help rescue dolphins sometimes.
Interesting Facts • Dolphins talk by clicks, creaks, and whistles. • Bottlenose dolphins are the most popular dolphins. • Some dolphins have up to 200 teeth. • Dolphins eat chiefly fish and squid. • Dolphins are closely related to whales and porpoises.
sources Books Palmer, Sarah. Dolphins. Vero Beach, FL. Rourke Enterprises Inc. 1989 Puccio , Frank. Natures Children Sea Mammals. Danbury, CT. Grolier Educational. 1956 Rita, Ritchie. The Wonder Of Dolphins. Milwaukee , WL. Websites World book student. World book kids http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb&tu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldbookonline.com%2Fstudent%2Fhome.