1 / 11

Bottlenose Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphins. Jenny Harper. Where they ’ re found. Temperate and tropical Surface temp. of 50-90 degrees F Seasonal migration http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bottlenose-dolphin /. Habitat. Variety—coastal water to open ocean 2 ecotypes—coastal and offshore.

isabel
Download Presentation

Bottlenose Dolphins

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Bottlenose Dolphins Jenny Harper

  2. Where they’re found • Temperate and tropical • Surface temp. of 50-90 degrees F • Seasonal migration • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bottlenose-dolphin/

  3. Habitat • Variety—coastal water to open ocean • 2 ecotypes—coastal and offshore

  4. Physical Characteristics • Size: 6.6–12.8 ft. and 331.5–442 lb. • Shape: sleek and stream-lined • Skin: smooth/rubbery; gray/white

  5. Senses • Hearing-ranging from 40 to 100 kHz • Eyesight-acute vision in and out of water • Tactile-sensitive to touch • Taste-have taste buds • Smell-may have none

  6. Intelligence • Human vs. dolphin brain • Artificial language/categorize objects • Self-awareness • Military dolphins • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/etc/navycron.html

  7. Intelligence cont. • Problem-solution http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=j9fFkMyDsfY • Use of tools • Cooperation with humans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOb3nFpewM

  8. Communication • Navigate, communicate, hunt, and avoid predators • Air movements in nasal passage http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/communication.htm • Echolocation http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/AquaticEcosystems/Dolphins/AboutDolphins/Echolocation.cfm

  9. Behavior • Social groups—pods • Calf typically stays with mother 3-6 yrs. or more • Daily activities • Other species—whales, other dolphins, sharks, humans

  10. Life Span • Most 20 years or less • Disease/parasites • Predators (sharks, killer whales, stingray injuries) • Human impact http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRD8e20fBo

  11. Resources • http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/index.htm • http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bottlenose-dolphin/ • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/etc/navycron.html • http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/AquaticEcosystems/Dolphins/AboutDolphins/Echolocation.cfm • http://youtube.com • http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

More Related