Bottlenose Dolphin
Mary-Kate Farmer Period 2 May 16,2016
Habitat
Movement
Body Covering
Bottlenose dolphins have dark gray skin, on the stomach they have a light gray skin (Wells). Their body is rubbery and smooth. Bottlenose Dolphins are Vertebrae's they have a backbone. "Dolphins forelimbs are pectoral flippers." Dolphins use pectoral flippers to steer in the water. (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Diet
Reproduction
Bottlenose Dolphins reproduce sexually. Their babies are developed inside the female. Male Dolphins mate at the age 10-12, Females mate at the age 5-12. (Bottlenose Dolphins, Wells) When Caves are born they stay with there mom 3-6 years. When they are with there mom they learn how to catch fish and how to survive on their own. Caves nurse 12-18 months (Bottlenose Dolphins, Wells). Dolphins gestation period is about 12 months. Breeding season is usually starts in fall and ends in spring. (Bottlenose Dolphins, Wells).
Adaptations
Other Info
- "Bottlenose Dolphins have no hair or sweat glands." (Bottlenose Dolphins)
- "Bottlenose Dolphins generally do not need to dive very deep to catch food." (Bottlenose Dolphins)
- A bottlenose dolphin flips fish out of the water with their tail, when hunting. (Bottlenose Dolphins)
- Bottlenose Dolphins Don't swim/dive deeper than 150 feet (Scholastic, All about Dolphins).
- Bottlenose Dolphins are Warm-blooded (Scholastic, All About Dolphins).
- Bottlenose Dolphins don't chew there food they swallow it whole! (Scholastic, All About Dolphins)
- Dolphins have a high pitched voice (Beer,72)
Work Cited
Works Cited
"All About Dolphins." All about Dolphins. Schoolastic, n.d. Web. 13 May 2016. <http://teacher.scholastic.com/dolphin/about4.htm#q5>.
Beer, Amy Jane. "Bottlenose Dolphin." World of Amimals. Book 3 ed. Vol. 3. 72-74. Print.
"Bottlenose Dolphin." National Geographic Kids. National Geographic Kids, n.d. Web. 11 May 2016. <http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bottlenose-dolphin/#bottlenose-dolphin-jumping.jpg>.
"Bottlenose Dolphins." Seaworld Parks & Entertainment. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2016. <https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/bottlenose-dolphins/habitat-and-distribution>.
Wells, Randall Scott. "Bottlenose Dolphin." American Cetacean Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2016. <http://acsonline.org/fact-sheets/bottlenose-dolphin/>.
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