Animal Report by Jake Famageltto

Introduction Did you know that dolphins aren't fish? Nearly all dolphins live with other dolphins in a group. Do you know what a group of dolphins is called? Learning about dolphins will help you learn about other water animals.

The dolphin can be black and white, blue, and pink in color The dolphin can be black and white, blue, and pink in color. The dolphins have flippers to help them swim. A dolphin also has a beak to talk to other animals and help them get food. The dolphin has a flat tail called a fluke. A dolphin’s weight can reach up to 297 lbs. Dolphins are 4 – 13 ft in length. Learning about dolphins will be fun, read on to learn about the dolphin’s life cycle. Body Parts

Baby dolphins are fed on their mothers milk Baby dolphins are fed on their mothers milk. Bottlenose dolphins breed between spring and fall. Babies, caves, are born tail first after 12 months in the mothers belly. Mother dolphins need to be careful when they give birth because sharks are attracted to the blood for at least the first year of its life a young bottlenose dolphin will stay with its mother as part of a nursery. Study more about the life cycle of a dolphin. Life Cycle

Food and Nutrition Dolphins like to eat fish, squid, jelly fish, shrimp, clams, and other small sea creatures. Dolphins can catch fish in midair. Nearer land dolphins chase fish onto mud flats. Sometimes a dolphin catches a fish and then it sets the fish by a rock to trick other fish to come out of rocks. Then the dolphin eats all the fish that come out of the rocks. Common dolphins often get food at night. There is even more about to learn about the food and nutrition about the dolphins.

The habitat of the dolphin is very interesting because of its location The habitat of the dolphin is very interesting because of its location. The dolphin’s habitat is located in the Arctic, Mexico, and Chile. Some dolphins live in coral reefs, which is found in warm waters. The dolphin is usually found in 50 degrees-90 degrees F temperature. A dolphin never goes to Canada because it’s too cold .Some of the water is fresh and some is salty . The habitat can change the way the dolphin looks . The habitat of the dolphin will help in survival of this species because banned gill net fishing. Habitat

Enemies and Survival Functions Dolphins have more than one enemies. Dolphins enemies are the killer whale, and the tiger shark. Their protection is to keep them safe. Sometimes sharks can bait other dolphins. Sometimes they get scared from the sharks teeth. They can die but they can still live. Let's work together to keep dolphins safe. Enemies and Survival Functions

Closing Paragraph [Hope You Enjoy!] The dolphin is black and white, blue, and pink. Baby dolphins are fed on their mothers milk . Dolphins like to eat jelly fish, shrimp , fish , and other animals. The habitat of a dolphin is very interesting because of is location. The dolphin is located in the Artic, Mexico, and Chile. Dolphins enemies are the killer whale, and the tiger shark. Did you know that the dolphin is the mascot of the Miami Dolphin because the team is located in Florida, and dolphins can be in the ocean that surrounds Florida. Closing Paragraph [Hope You Enjoy!]

Did you know that the dolphin is the mascot for the Miami Dolphins because the team is located in Florida, and dolphins can be found in the ocean that surrounds Florida. Did you know that the Us Navy uses dolphins to find explosive mines search for people lost at sea, and to carry, two people underwater sites. The Us Navy marine mammal program was set up study how dolphins can swim so fast. The Navy wanted to use this information to improve submarine. Well that the end of the dolphin. Learn more about the dolphin. Interesting Facts

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