The Bottlenose Dolphin - By Kaitlin R.

         

      The Bottlenose Dolphin -  By Kaitlin R.

  Classification:

  The Bottle-nose Dolphin belongs to the Delphinidae family and is a 

 

   carnivorous mammal. It is also the most well-known dolphin. They have             

   smooth, sensitive skin that gently flakes off, and then it slowly grows 

   again.

   

     

  Description:     

  

  This amazing sea creature lives up to 20 - 40 years, and weighs up to 

  1100lbs. It moves in the water for at least 18 mph. The Bottlenose Dolphin  

  grows up to 10 - 14 feet. Their tail fins are called ‘flukes’, so the dolphins 

  move their tails up and down, and their flukes and tail help them swim 

  through the sea. They have 2 pectoral front flippers that help them turn and stop whilst 

 in the water. Their smooth skin simply helps them glide through the water and they have

 a dorsal fin on their backs for balance. The Bottlenose Dolphin uses its blowhole to  

 breath and their many teeth are for catching fish and other food. They have pointed

 noses and flippers to help them push through the sea. These astounding sea creatures are 

 seen within 20 miles. Their scientific name is Tursiops Truncatus.

Location:


 Bottlenose Dolphins are usually found in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. They 

 are also indo-pacific.



Dynamics [diet]: 


This wonderful sea creature's diet usually consists of a wide variety of food, including fish, squid

and crustaceans. They don't use their teeth to chew, because they swallow their meal whole

and head first to avoid sharp spines on of their diet.




Dynamics [what they do]

The Bottlenose Dolphin lives and find food in large groups called pods. They use their tail to move

up and down in the water. Tuna fish swim with the dolphins, since they both eat the same prey. The

tuna are usually underneath the Bottlenose Dolphin, so when a shark approaches, they swim away.

 This warns the dolphins to swim away, too. In return, they