1. Species of the day Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus

2. Range and Habitat  Live in all oceans  Two distinct types  Shore  Open ocean  Local differences  Sharks Bay Australia  Scotland

3. Echo-location & Feeding Habits  Extremely detailed sonar  Able to differentiate between composition, not just location  Locate and chase food (fish)  Slap-tail technique

4. Ecology and Social Structure  Patriarchal society  Pods  Protection from predators  Sharks, killer whales, etc.  Juvenile males  Pairs or threesomes  Kidnap females to begin their own pods  Patriarchal society  Pods  Protection from predators  Sharks, killer whales, etc.  Juvenile males  Pairs or threesomes  Kidnap females to begin their own pods

5. Bibliography  Leatherwood, Stephen & Randall R. Reeves. 1983. The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins. Sierra Club books, San Francisco.  Ramsey, Caitlyn. Cornell University, 2002. http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/bionb424/stud ents/ckr5/neurophysiology.html  Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin  Leatherwood, Stephen & Randall R. Reeves. 1983. The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins. Sierra Club books, San Francisco.  Ramsey, Caitlyn. Cornell University, 2002. http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/bionb424/stud ents/ckr5/neurophysiology.html  Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin