Bottlenose Dolphin

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Bottlenose Dolphin

• By Ellie

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• Splash, splash, splash
• Goes the waves as the graceful fish arches into
  the air and back in to the water. Can you picture
  the bottlenose dolphin dancing across the water?

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Physical Characteristics

• A typical bottlenose dolphin grow to be 2.5 to 3
  meters. The male dolphin is usually a little
  longer then the female. The average weight of the
  bottlenose dolphin is around 200kg. Large males
  grow to be 650kg. Generally their colors is dark
  medium grey with white on their belly and bottom
  jaw.They look like theyre smiling. They have a
  single blow hole on the top of their head There
  is a sharp crease between their snout and the top
  of the head.

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Habitat

• Bottlenose dolphins are found all over the world
  and all over Australia, found in Australian bays,
  water ways, surface coasts, lagoons and open
  seas. Bottlenose dolphins are located in oceans
  that temperatures that are not too hot and not
  too cold.

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Feeding

• The Bottlenose dolphin eats fish species like
  squid, shrimp, octopus and krill Depending on
  where they live, the average adult eats 15g a
  day. They do not chew their food they swallow
  whole. They trap schools of fish between the
  shore and their bodies.

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Breeding

• The Bottlenose dolphin can live up to 30 years
  but start at the age of 10. They can breed at any
  time of year. Mom is pregnant for a year. The
  calf is born in water. The young feeds on moms
  milk for 1.5 years and stays with the mother for
  4 year. The calf can be anything from 0.7 meters
  to 1.3 in length and up to 30kg.

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Fun Fact

• Their predators are Killer whales , tiger sharks
  and Human Hunting for oils, skins,etc. they
  swim by moving their tail fins up and down. The
  speed is up to 37km/hour but generally.They cruse
  at the speed of 10km/hour.Generally their dives
  last up to 3 to 4 minutes or less.. Their hearing
  is great, they have taste buds like human.The
  sound is they make clicking sound. The mom will
  carry dead baby on her back, while the other
  females will protect her.

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• I hope you liked my PowerPoint. I learned about
  what they eat, where they live,how they grow and
  lots of fun facts about them.

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Sources

• http//australian-animals.net/
• http//www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/dolphin.htm