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SpeciesSpecies

The scientific name for dolphins is The scientific name for dolphins is Tursiops Truncatus Tursiops Truncatus

Bottlenose dolphins are mammals Bottlenose dolphins are mammals Bottlenose dolphins belong to the group of Bottlenose dolphins belong to the group of

animals scientist call cetaceans animals scientist call cetaceans

Physical FeaturesPhysical FeaturesBottlenose dolphinsBottlenose dolphins:: A gray, smooth skin A gray, smooth skin Long, fish-shape, like a sharkLong, fish-shape, like a shark 2 to 4 meters long2 to 4 meters long Weigh between 440 and 600 Weigh between 440 and 600

poundspounds two flippers on the side of their two flippers on the side of their

bodiesbodies a fluke, which is a big tail (like a a fluke, which is a big tail (like a

small whale’s tail)small whale’s tail) A flipper at the top of there head A flipper at the top of there head

called a dorsalcalled a dorsal Two eyes on the side of their Two eyes on the side of their

headhead a mouth that looks almost like a a mouth that looks almost like a

snout or beak snout or beak They have a little hole at the top They have a little hole at the top

of their headof their head

Habitat & ClimateHabitat & Climate

They live in warm temperature OceansThey live in warm temperature Oceans

When it is winter they swim to the bottom of the ocean where it is cooler When it is winter they swim to the bottom of the ocean where it is cooler

Most swim in the warm seasMost swim in the warm seas

You won’t find dolphins in arctic waterYou won’t find dolphins in arctic water

Dolphins live in the Atlantic OceanDolphins live in the Atlantic Ocean

While dolphins do not migrate in the summer they tend to move locations due to the water While dolphins do not migrate in the summer they tend to move locations due to the water

Life Span/EndangeredLife Span/Endangered Some dolphins live 25 to 30 yearsSome dolphins live 25 to 30 years Bottlenose dolphins live 30 to 50 yearsBottlenose dolphins live 30 to 50 years Some can live almost hundred yearsSome can live almost hundred years Dolphins are not in danger, but some people eat Dolphins are not in danger, but some people eat

Bottlenose DolphinsBottlenose Dolphins

What They EatWhat They EatA Bottlenose dolphin is a carnivoreA Bottlenose dolphin is a carnivoreThey are really big meat eatersThey are really big meat eatersThey mostly eat fish, such as malluses They mostly eat fish, such as malluses

and small fishand small fishBut they also eat squid and crabBut they also eat squid and crab

BehaviorBehavior Bottlenose dolphins are well known for their agilityBottlenose dolphins are well known for their agility They are very playful because they are really friendly They are very playful because they are really friendly They are wildlife watchers, which means they swim around the They are wildlife watchers, which means they swim around the

ocean paying attention to what’s going on around them.ocean paying attention to what’s going on around them. They leap out of the waterThey leap out of the water They are fast swimmersThey are fast swimmers They live in a pod with other dolphinsThey live in a pod with other dolphins They are social mammalsThey are social mammals

ReproductionReproduction Young Dolphins are called calves Young Dolphins are called calves The calves grow in their mothers’ tummies like us The calves grow in their mothers’ tummies like us The babies stay with there mothers for a long time, The babies stay with there mothers for a long time,

until they are full grownuntil they are full grown Babies dolphins stay in their mom’s tummies for a Babies dolphins stay in their mom’s tummies for a

year before there bornyear before there born Female dolphins give birth every two to three yearsFemale dolphins give birth every two to three years

Physical AdaptationsPhysical Adaptations

Bottlenose Dolphins have a body that is round and Bottlenose Dolphins have a body that is round and robust, this helps protect them because they are bigrobust, this helps protect them because they are big

They have a short snout which helps them protect They have a short snout which helps them protect themselves by ramming it into predatorsthemselves by ramming it into predators

They have small holes at the side of there head that is They have small holes at the side of there head that is their earstheir ears

Bottlenose dolphins have a fin at the top of there head Bottlenose dolphins have a fin at the top of there head called a dorsal fin and two fins at the side and a fin at the called a dorsal fin and two fins at the side and a fin at the top called a fluketop called a fluke

Physiological AdaptationsPhysiological Adaptations

Bottlenose dolphins are warm blooded animals Bottlenose dolphins are warm blooded animals which keeps them warm in cold waterswhich keeps them warm in cold watersTheir temperature inside their body is 36 Their temperature inside their body is 36 degrees.degrees.To keep this temperature, they have a thick layer To keep this temperature, they have a thick layer of fat called blubber just below the skin. of fat called blubber just below the skin.

Behavioral AdaptationsBehavioral Adaptations• Dolphins jump out Dolphins jump out

of the water to of the water to breathbreath

• They use They use echolocation to find echolocation to find their foodtheir food

• Dolphins mostly live Dolphins mostly live in groups with their in groups with their family which helps family which helps them stay safe them stay safe because there are because there are so many of them.so many of them.

Interesting Facts

• Bottlenose dolphins use echolocation to find their food• Bottlenose dolphins can swim up to 260 meters below

surface of the ocean• Dolphins spend about 33 percent of each day sleeping• Dolphins can swim up to25 miles per hour• Baby dolphins stay in there moms tummies for a year

before there born