Dolphins

ByNavya and Hunter

Table of Contents

How dolphins hunt and learn how to huntCalvesWhere dolphins sleepHow dolphins seeMore about dolphinsGlossarysources

How dolphins hunt and learn how to hunt

Dolphins get in groups before they get their food. They take turns catching their food. Dolphins eat small fish, squid and shrimps. Pointed teeth help dolphins hold on to slippery prey. Playing helps dolphins learn how to hunt better. Dolphins make sounds when they look for food. Dolphins don’t use their teeth to chew or kill their food. Dolphins live and look for food in groups called pods. Dolphins dive under the water to catch their food. Bottlenose dolphins swim in circles around a group of fish.

Calves

A baby dolphin is called a calf. A calf grows teeth to eat food when its about four months old. When baby calves are born the baby dolphins mother gets help from an aunt dolphin.

Where Dolphins Sleep

Dolphins like warm water. Many bottlenose dolphins rest at night. They rest at the top the sea.

How Dolphins See

Dolphins can see under water. They have eyes on the side of their heads. Dolphins can see behind them.

More About Dolphins

• Dolphins are closely related to whales.• Dolphins are among the smartest animals on earth.• Sometimes dolphins get stuck in fishing nets.• Dolphins steer with their flippers.• A dolphin has flippers, flukes, beak, melon and dorsal fins.• Dolphins are active. • Dolphins make sounds by swaying back and forth.• Dolphins have understood that humans are useful to them.• Small dolphins are as big as a bicycle. • Dolphins can be striped or even spotted.

Glossary

• Bottlenose – dolphins with long beaks • Calf –a calf is one baby dolphins • Mammals-a warm blooded animal that feeds

its baby milk• Melon- the part their sound comes from• Prey – food• Squid – a mini-octopus

Sources

• The Dolphin by Renee Leboas• Dolphins by Margaret Davidson• Dolphin by Louise Spilsbury• Common Dolphins by Megan M. Gunderson• www.pebblego.com – Dolphins• www.sandiegozoo.com – Dolphins• www.kidsclick.com - Dolphins