Dolphins

1. Dolphins By : Victoria Marchesi

2. Introduction Do you want to learn some facts about dolphins? Of course you! Lets get started about these amazing creatures.

3. Habitat • Where dolphins live depends on their species. • Dolphins migrate depending on where their food is. • They also live in harbors, bays, lagoons, gulfs, and tributaries.

4. Adaptations • Three adaptations are swimming ability, group hunting, and echolocation. • A dolphins long nose can help them kill sharks. • They need oxygen to help them breath under water.

5. Food/Prey • Small dolphins eat krill, shrimp, sea plants, squid, and small fish. • Bigger dolphins eat other mammal such as sea lions and sea turtles. • Lastly, dolphins are omnivores because they eat animals and plants

6. Predators • First of all a killer whale are enemies of dolphins. • Some dolphins can kill sharks. • But, larger sharks can eat dolphins.

7. Life Span • Dolphins can live up to 50 years in wild life. • But they live only 17 years if they don’t live in wild life. • A bottle nose dolphin can live up to 40 or 50 years.

8. Appearance • A dolphin has a smooth rubbery body and a long bottle like nose. It has a tail which is webbed at the bottom. • All dolphins have dorsal fins. • Dolphins have a single blowhole.

9. Conclusion • Lastly, here are some fast facts. • Grown up female dolphins are called cows. • Grown up male dolphins are called bulls. • Baby dolphins are called calves. • Did you know that dolphins are mammals?

10. Thanks for watching!!!!!!