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FUN DOLPHIN FACTS:
SIZE
The bottlenose dolphin grows to be at most 12 feet (3.7 m) long,
sometimes weighing more than 1,400 pounds (635 kg). Most are
smaller than this.
SHAPE AND FINS
Bottlenose Dolphins have stream-lined bodies and a rounded head
with a distinctive beak. They have a tall, falcate
(sickle-shaped) dorsal fin and broad, slightly pointed flippers.
DIET AND TEETH
Bottlenose dolphins are hunters that fish mostly at the surface
of the water, eating mostly fish and squid . They have
many pairs of sharp, pointed teeth distributed in both the upper
and lower jaws.
PREDATORS OF DOLPHINS
Some sharks (including
tiger sharks, dusky sharks and
bull sharks) and
orcas will prey upon dolphins. Dolphins are also often
trapped in people's fishing nets.
SOCIAL GROUPS
Bottlenose dolphins live in small pods of up to 12 whales; they
are very social animals. Often, many pods group together to form
congregations of hundreds of dolphins.
DIVING, JUMPING, AND BOW RIDING
Dolphins can dive down to more than 1,000 feet (300 m) and can
jump up to 20 feet (6 m) out of the water.
A bow rider is a dolphin that hitches a rides in the bow wave in
front of a ship. The dolphin surfs using the pressure created in
front of a moving ship.
SPOUTING - BREATHING
Dolphins breathe air at the surface of the water through a single blowhole
located near the top of the head. They need to breathe about
every 2 minutes, but can hold their breath for several minutes.
Their blow is a single, explosive cloud.
SPEED
Dolphins are very fast swimmers.
HABITAT AND RANGE
Bottlenose dolphins live near the coast and inshore waters from
northern Cape Hatteras to southern Florida and westward through
the Gulf of Mexico. Another population lives near the
continental shelf off New Jersey. Bottlenose dolphins live in
different areas during the different parts of their life cycle,
for example, breeding and giving birth.
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