Dolphin: The Jewel of the Ocean
By: Maggie Chua
Introduction
Imagine yourself as a beautiful blue dolphin with a sleek, smooth skinned body, submerging yourself into the depths of the crystal clear ocean talking with your friends in the pod/ tribe while you hunt for different types of fish. In your mind you are thinking about all amazing and attentive friends swimming by your side when suddenly, dozen of fishing boats swarm above your head blocking out all the sun streaming through your home. You are scared and worried, but when you see a bunch of fish stuck in the invisible net, you gobble up as much as possible, but it is too late. The nets are brought back as you a heedless dolphin keep following the net leaving your friends behind. Out of nowhere, a shark comes! You try to run but instead of being in safety, you are stuck in the net and your friends are nowhere in sight. the nets take you out of the water and into the safety of the boat. Hopelessly, you beg the fisherman to let you out, but they don’t understand you taking you farther and farther from your home. This very intelligent animal is known for its agility, friendliness, and intelligence. Also, they have an interesting body structure, reproduction, and diet.
Appearance
This amazing creature always stands out for it is the jewel of the ocean. With their delicate skin, beak like snout, and cute gregarious face, it is always a friend to everybody by just looking at their beauty. I remember the time I went to a dolphin show featuring many different tricks the dolphin could do. There were many graceful dolphins jump out and dive in the water flawlessly while others did twists, turns, plus even synchronized when jumping. It was a spontaneous performance. This unique creature is usually in between seven to ten feet long. Also weighing two hundred and twenty pounds to six hundred and sixty pounds. Underneath the baby soft skin, is a insulating layer known as blubber. Likewise, whales also have the same format with a blowhole and blubber. Have you ever seen a dolphin that was pink? you might think I would be pulling your leg, but for real if you look at a pink river dolphin, there is such thing. This animal has multiple coloration though it depends on the species. In addition to this, dolphins are confused to being sharks because both species similarly have a dorsal fin. It is also surprising that all dolphins have belly buttons that is located at the side of their body. Without a doubt, this exquisite creature is the jewel of the sea.
Reproduction
Awww! Look at the new calf that the mother dolphin just had. It is very frail and you don’t want to know about the daunting things that might happen if they didn’t learn how to fight sharks, not get caught in fishing nets, and not get lost in storms. Before a female dolphin can have a child of her own, she must be five to eight years of age. The mother will give birth to a calf (a baby dolphin) after a gestation period of eight to eleven months depending on the specie. When the female is ready to give birth, she will distance herself from the pod/tribe. The mother may give birth to twins though it is very rare. Most importantly, it is essential that the mother raise her calf to the surface to take its first breath, or it will not survive. This new gem will nurse with its mother for eleven months to two years and learn their name because all dolphins have a name. Many people think that this gem is a fish when it is really a mammal because the calf drinks its mother’s milk just like humans. Can you picture dolphins dancing? You would think this is a joke, but it is true that all the dolphins in the tribe gather around the mother and calf, then start to dance because dancing with the mother is a sign of congratulations. This creature has a memorable lifetime of twenty years. Amazingly, this creature is very unique and is an animal that we all love.
Diet
This interesting creature eats many unusual things and get their food in a way that many of us have never tried using. A dolphin will eat squid, fish, and many other crustaceans. To obtain food, this intelligent sea creature will use sonar, also known as echolocation. First, a dolphin will let out a sharp cry when hunting in dark depths of the sea. The sound will bounce off the animal giving the dolphin information about the shape of the animal. If this beautiful creature wants to examine the animal even further, its prey, it will let out an even more piercing cry letting the dolphin see and x-ray of the prey. The heart, bones, stomach, and eggs. An even more deadly cry can stun the animal, giving the dolphin a chance to devour the prey before it reacts. This is called the deadly cry of karateka. Besides having good hearing, they have amazing eyesight. Though they only see green, they can distinguish different types of gray. Definitely, dolphins are very unusual and smart.
Closing
In conclusion, dolphins are magnificent, intelligent, and beautiful creatures. Having amazing body structure, reproduction, and intelligent ways to obtain food. As you can see, I think this animal will be remembered and loved in future generations, just like we do now.
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Chef's Corner
Ingredients:
· 4 egg whites
· 1 ¼ cups of white sugar
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1 teaspoon lemon juice
· 2 teaspoons of cornstarch
· 1 pint of heavy cream
· 6 kiwi peeled and sliced
Your prep time is 30 mins, while your cook time is 1 hr, and it is ready in 2 hr. If you are interested to make this, go on Allrecipes.com.
This recipe appeared after a famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova toured both Australia and New Zealand. Even though there is conflict between these countries, they both claim their country made it and is the national dish of both. But, no one knows which country really created it. This dish was said to be created by a chef in a New Zealand hotel. When he saw Pavlova’s tutu, he became inspired to make the dessert in the shape of her tutu. But in Australia it is said, Pavlova was created for a tea dessert and when Pavlova came, it was named after her for visiting the hotel in Perth. However it is said that New Zealand invented the cake and named it meringue cake when the chef in the Australian hotel in Perth developed the recipe and named it Pavlova which was better known throughout the whole world.