Bottlenose Dolphin By Katharine

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Bottlenose DolphinBy Katharine
Shelter -groups -reefs
Surface Features -sand -water
Habitat Ocean
Climate -warm -water
Vegetation -seaweed -brain coral
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The Bottlenose DolphinBy Katharine
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Diet
Physical Features
Bottlenose Dolphin
Quiz
Behaviors
Interesting Facts
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Diet

• The dolphin eats, squid, fish, flying fish,
  sharks, and shrimp.
• They use their sonar to get their prey.
• Dolphins whack their prey with their tail which
  shocks the fish long enough for the dolphin to
  catch them.
• They turn the fish around and swallow it head
  first.

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Behaviors

• The dolphin feels comfortable around
• other animals because they share the sea.
• Dolphins swim, play and eat during the day.
• They do not hibernate, but they will migrate to a
  warmer water.

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Physical Features

• They are blue - ish gray because it helps them
  camouflage to the color of the sea.
• Male dolphins are up to 13 feet long and weigh
  1,400 pounds. Females are smaller.
• They have smooth skin, a blow hole, paddle shaped
  flippers, and a fin on their back to help them
  adapt to their habitat.
• They are warm blooded so their body temperature
  always stays the same.

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Interesting Facts

• They have been clocked swimming at 30 miles per
  hour.
• They learn human games very quickly and are
  easily trainable.
• They use their blow hole to communicate with each
  other.
• Humans hunt dolphins for their meat and their
  oil.
• About 50 million years ago the dolphins ancestors
  lived on land!

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Quiz Questions

• How do they get their food?
• Why is the dolphin blue-ish gray?
• How does the bottle-nosed dolphin communicate
  with other?