Dolphins
Mammals of the Sea
About Dolphins
Dolphins are fast swimmers,and they are air breathing mammals. Echoelocation is something dolphins use to find food. They have a melon just for echolocation.
About food
Dolphins love squid and fish. One of the things dolphins use to find food is echolocation. Dolphins jump out of water to catch flying fish.
About prediter
Sharks, killer whales and humans.
Teeth
Some dolphins have only 8 teeth,while others like the bottle nose dolphins have 250 teeth.
Eyesight
Bottlenose dolphins have excellent eyesight,they can see in the night .
Do they drink water?
Dolphins get water from the fish they eat.
Hair
A bay is born with hair around its mouth. The hair falls out in a few weeks.
Dorsal Fin
The dorsal fin is located on the middle of a dolphin's back. It is used to help stabilize the dolphin as it swims.
Skin
A dolphin has smooth, glossy skin that helps it glide through the water