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Dolphins. By Emily Trella. Habitat. Dolphins are found all over the world ,mostly in the sea. Dolphins live in saltwater. Dolphins live in groups called pods or schools. Diet. Dolphins spend plenty of time finding food daily. Dolphins favorite food is fish .
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Dolphins By Emily Trella
Habitat • Dolphins are found all over the world ,mostly in the sea. • Dolphins live in saltwater. • Dolphins live in groups called pods or schools.
Diet Dolphins spend plenty of time finding food daily. Dolphins favorite food is fish. They can eat up to 30 pounds of fish per day as adults. Dolphins do not drink water.
Physical Characteristics • A dolphin color is black , white and gray. • A dolphin size is 6.5ft-13ft and could weigh from 180 and 520 pounds. • A dolphin has a dorsal fin in the middle of its back. • The dolphin also has a pair of flippers and a tail. • The dolphin usually have 44 teeth on the top and bottom.
Behavioral Characteristics A dolphins body is designed for living and moving underwater. A dorsal fin is on the dolphins back that keeps a dolphin from rolling over. The tail flicks up and down to move the dolphin along . With strong thrusts of the tail , a dolphin can stand out of the water. The fins on the side of the dolphin is called the pectoral fins. When dolphin dive underwater the heat beats slower . This helps them store there oxygen . Dolphins have blubber or fat to help them stay warm in cold water.
Jumping 1. Dolphins jump to travel. It saves them energy. 2. Jumping helps a dolphin get a better view so they could locate their food. 3 .Jumping is a way to communicate with each other. 4. When dolphins jump it cleans their skin to get rid of parasites. 5. Dolphins jump to have FUN!!!!!
Interesting Facts • Compared to other animals, dolphins are believed to be very intelligent. • Female dolphins are called cows. Males are called bulls. Young dolphins are called calves. • Dolphins don’t smell very well. • Dolphins can swim about 3 times faster then the fastest human in the world. • Dolphins have two stomachs. • Only one side of a dolphins brain sleeps at a time . When one sides rest , the other half is breathing and looking for danger. • A dolphins body has a fastest healing process even when they have a deep wound like a shark bite.
There are pink dolphins. • Dolphin give each others names. • Some dolphins could understand up to 60 human words making up to 2,000 sentences. Dolphins brains are bigger then the size of the monkeys
Types Of Dolphins Bottlenose Dolphin Pink Dolphin Dusky Dolphin Spinner Dolphin
Training A Dolphin To be able to train a dolphin the trainer must first develop a relation ship with the dolphin by spending time with the dolphin. A dolphin is trained with a basic positive reinforcement system. Each step of the behavior is taught one at time. Trainers teach each step by having the dolphin follow an object called a target. Trainers use their hands to guide the dolphins movement. To complete behaviors can take up to a few months to train. Click here to watch video
Winter A Very Special Dolphin When Winter was just three months old , she was rescued from a crab trap her tail was damage. She was rushed to Clearwater Marine Aquarium , where she was cared for by a special team 24 hours a day. They didn’t think Winter would live but she did! However, Winter’s tail fell off which caused her to learn to swim with a side to side motion like a fish instead of the up and down motion like a dolphin. This caused he to damage her spine. A team of experts created her a prosthetic tail, just like they do for humans that loose a body part. It was hard for Winter in the beginning but now she is doing great. Winter became an inspiration to everyone, especially to children around the world.
This is Cosmo Cosmo lives at Dolphin Cay in the Bahamas This is where I got to interact with him in an up close experience.
Siegfried and Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat Las Vegas, Nevada
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