Dolphins
Bats of the Sea
Did you know?
Dolphins are actually a type of small whale!
Food
Most dolphins eat fish,squid,shrimp, and crustaceans.
Prediters
Oil leaks,fishing nets,fishers,cargo boats,toxic contamination,water population,and habitat degradation.Are all ways of harming dolphins.
Anatomy
Dolphin's body parts like the fluke, dorsal fin, and tail. All help the dolphins swim under water.
Echolocation
What flies and is a mammal and is related to a dolphins? Well a bat of course! Dolphins and bats use echolocation to help them find food and other objects. Dolphins make a series of clicks under the water. The sound waves from these clicks bounce off objects and return to their jaw bone. The sound waves travel up to their melon where the sound is turned into pictures.
Intelligence
Dolphins are smart enough to find a way to help us get some food. Amazon River dolphins, for example, help to herd fish into fishermen's nets. Scientists have reported cases where dolphins helped lost sailors locate land.
Pods
They use formats to defend their babies and catch food.
Size
They grow up to 1.7 meters and 2.4 meters.
Babies
Babies are not allowed to leave the pod and their mother until they are 3-6 years old.