Presented by: Ms. Erin Loney

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The Bottlenose Dolphin

• Presented by Ms. Erin Loney
• Prepared for Fourth Grade
• Science Lesson on Dolphins

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The Bottlenose Dolphin
The bottlenose dolphin may be best known as
"Flipper" (as seen in the television series).
This intelligent mammal is most frequently seen
along the shores of the United States.
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Body Parts

• Blow Hole
• Dorsal Fin
• Fluke

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What You Need To Do Now

• Please print out the following worksheet about
  the body parts on the dolphin.
• You will need to draw lines from the left column,
  to match to the correct answer from the right
  column.

Good Luck!
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Habitat

• Bottlenose dolphins are found in oceans, bays,
  lagoons, harbors, and gulfs. They like to migrate
  to warmer waters in cold seasons.

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Diet Eating Habits

• Dolphins eat a variety of fishes, squids, and
  crustaceans.
• Adult bottlenose dolphins eat about 4-5 of their
  body weight in food per day!

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Swimming

• Dolphins can dive down to more than 1,000 ft. and
  can jump 20 ft. in the air!

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Size

• Bottlenose dolphins typically weigh 440-600
  pounds and reach an average size of 10 feet!

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Sizes of the Bottlenose Dolphin
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Congratulations!

• Great Job! You have learned many fun facts on the
  Bottlenose Dolphin! What do you think is the most
  interesting fact?

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Works Cited

• Altavista
• www.altavista.com
• Bottlenose Dolphin Fact Sheet
• www.acsonline.org/factpack/btlnose.htm
• Sea World/ Busch Gardens
• www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Bottlenose/home.html

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Answers

• 1. Blow Hole
• 2. Dorsal Fin
• 3. Fluke

• A. This is the body part located on the dolphins
  back
• B. This is what the dolphin breathes from
• C. This is the body part located at the end of
  the dolphin

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Matching

• 1. Blow Hole
• 2. Dorsal Fin
• 3. Fluke

• A. This is the body part located on the dolphins
  back
• B. This is what the dolphin breathes from
• C. This is the body part located at the end of
  the dolphin