Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Hector Dolphins by Lucas

Hector Dolphins

Classification
Hector dolphins are small marine mammals. This sea creature weighs up to 50kgs and belongs the delphinidae family

Description
Adults hector dolphins measure between 1.2-1.4 metres long.  Hector Dolphins sides and back are light grey with white flames and smooth skin  to slide through the deep dark water. They have a dorsal fin to balance and have a blow hole to breath. This creature has 2 flippers to stop and turn they also have 100 sharp teeth to rip through its prey.

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Location  
Hector Dolphins live on the coast of the South Island. Hector dolphins are often seen in the harbour.
Dynamics
Hector Dolphins enjoy surfing on the waves and like to play and flip and twist in the air. They also listen to echoes to find fish and hunt for food in pods. This creature makes sounds to talk. They also bark  and chirp. And also swim in pods of 2 or more

Dynamics -diet
This  creature eats fish and other food.They also make clicking sounds to find their food.

Conclusion
Hector Dolphins are named after a scientist called sir James hector and are small marine mammals .

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BY LUCAS

2 comments:

  1. Super Writing Lucas. I learnt heaps about Hector Dolphins and I didn't realise that they were named after James Hector.

    * You have used subheadings and organised your information into paragraphs
    * You have used factual adjectives

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  2. Super Writing Lucas. I learnt heaps about Hector Dolphins and I didn't realise that they were named after James Hector.

    * You have used subheadings and organised your information into paragraphs
    * You have used factual adjectives

    ReplyDelete