Dolphins

Dolphin Species

• There are 36 different species of dolphins that we know of.

• 32 of them are marine dolphins

• The other 4 are river dolphins.

Jumping Abilities

• Dolphins Can leap 30 feet in the air

• Between 20 seconds to 30 minutes they need to come up for air

• Dolphins leap when traveling they use less energy jumping than swimming

What Dolphins Eat

• They have 100 teeth but don use them unless they’re catching their pray

• They eat fish like mackerel, herring and cod, while others eat squid

• Some fish have a lot of fat which gives dolphins the energy they need.

Offspring

• Dolphins can give birth about every two years

• They carry one baby at a time

• Baby dolphins can be born tail or head first

• If they happen to have twins the stronger of the two will be the only one to survive

Dolphins Pod

• Dolphins usually live with a pod

• Dolphins work as a team in their pod to get the school of fish surrounded

• They can plow through the middle and eat plenty

Picture Links

• http://thelife-animal.blogspot.com/2012/04/amazon-river-dolphin.html• http://morguefile.com/archive/#/?q=Dolphins

• http://www.thetruthdenied.com/news/2012/05/16/rosalind-peterson-has-a-call-to-action-that-will-stop-you-in-your-tracks-help-save-our-marine-mammals-their-ocean-habitat-today

/• http://onthegoinmco.com/2012/12/14/discovery-cove-baby-dolphin/discovery-cove-baby-dolphin-jpg/

• http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/bottlenose-dolphin.html• http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/kerr_rebe/habitat.htm• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209343/Want-hear-dolphin-

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