IS IT A DOLPHIN

OR A WHALE?

FEW FACTS ABOUT DOLPHINSFEW FACTS ABOUT DOLPHINS

• Did you know dolphins are Did you know dolphins are whales?whales?

• Dolphins are fast swimmersDolphins are fast swimmers

• They use a process called They use a process called echolocation to locate echolocation to locate objects in the waterobjects in the water

• Dolphins live in groups Dolphins live in groups called pods or schoolscalled pods or schools

• Dolphins take care of each Dolphins take care of each otherother

• They are marine mammals They are marine mammals that live in shallow seasthat live in shallow seas

AS ALL MAMMALS, DOLPHINS NURSE THEIR AS ALL MAMMALS, DOLPHINS NURSE THEIR YOUNG FROM MAMMARY GLANDS. YOUNG FROM MAMMARY GLANDS.

DOLPHINS HAVE AN ORGAN IN THEIR DOLPHINS HAVE AN ORGAN IN THEIR HEADS CALLED A MELON THAT IS USED HEADS CALLED A MELON THAT IS USED

FOR ECHOLOCATION. THEY MAKE FOR ECHOLOCATION. THEY MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS THAT ARE USED TO CLICKING SOUNDS THAT ARE USED TO

CREATE SOUND WAVES.CREATE SOUND WAVES.

A DOLPHIN MY STAY WITH ANOTHER A DOLPHIN MY STAY WITH ANOTHER DOLPH THAT IS SICK OR INJURED TO DOLPH THAT IS SICK OR INJURED TO HELP THE SICK OR INJURED ANIMAL HELP THE SICK OR INJURED ANIMAL

BREATHE BY LIFTING IT TO THE BREATHE BY LIFTING IT TO THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THEY SURFACE OF THE WATER. THEY HAVEN BEEN KNOWN TO HELP HAVEN BEEN KNOWN TO HELP

HUMAN SWIMMERS BY PROTECTING HUMAN SWIMMERS BY PROTECTING THEM FROM SHARKS.THEM FROM SHARKS.

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINBOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN

• THE MOST POPULAR DOLPHIN IS THE THE MOST POPULAR DOLPHIN IS THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINBOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN

• BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN ARE THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN ARE THE ONES WE HAVE SEEN IN TV SERIES, ONES WE HAVE SEEN IN TV SERIES, MOVIES AND AQUATIC SHOWS.MOVIES AND AQUATIC SHOWS.

• BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS CAN GROW BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS CAN GROW UP TO 2.5-2.8UP TO 2.5-2.8

• THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS BRAIN THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS BRAIN WEIGHS 1500-1600 GRAMSWEIGHS 1500-1600 GRAMS

KILLER WHALEKILLER WHALE

• THE LARGEST DOLPHIN IS THE ORCA, THE LARGEST DOLPHIN IS THE ORCA, ALSO KNOWN AS “KILLER WHALE”.ALSO KNOWN AS “KILLER WHALE”.

• ORCAS GROW UP TP 6.1 METERS ORCAS GROW UP TP 6.1 METERS LONG AND THEY ARE NAMED AS LONG AND THEY ARE NAMED AS WHALES BECAUSE THEIR SIZE, BUT WHALES BECAUSE THEIR SIZE, BUT THEY REALLY BELONG TO THE THEY REALLY BELONG TO THE TOOTHED CETACEAN FAMILY JUST TOOTHED CETACEAN FAMILY JUST LIKE DOLPHINS DOLIKE DOLPHINS DO

DOLPHINS CAN STAY UP TO DOLPHINS CAN STAY UP TO 15 MINUTES UNDER 15 MINUTES UNDER WATERWATER

DOLPHINSDOLPHINS

ONE OF THE MANY ONE OF THE MANY SIGNS OF DOLPHINS’ SIGNS OF DOLPHINS’ INTELLIGENCE IS THEIR INTELLIGENCE IS THEIR ABILITY TO USE TOOLS ABILITY TO USE TOOLS AND TO TEACH THEIR AND TO TEACH THEIR YOUNG HOW TO USE YOUNG HOW TO USE THEM. THEY BREAK OFF THEM. THEY BREAK OFF PIECES OF SPONGES PIECES OF SPONGES AND USE THEM TO AND USE THEM TO COVER THEIR SNOUTS COVER THEIR SNOUTS WHEN THEY LOOK FOR WHEN THEY LOOK FOR FOODFOOD