CLASSIFICATION AND FUN FACTS ABOUT DOLPHIN
10-B
SOPHIA LEE
REBECCA CZEKALSKI/ VICTORIA MORGAN
Dolphin’s kingdom is Animalia. Spinner dolphins are multi-cellular and heterotrophic so they are classified under Animalia. This means they rely on other organisms for food. The cells that frame these animals don’t have a cell wall and most of the cells are organized into tissues, which are then put into particular groups of organs for function. Dolphins can take part in many complex movements and they are very active. Most of the dolphins are diploid. That means that there are two sets of chromosomes; one from the mother and one from the father.
Dolphin’s phylum is Chordata. Spinner dolphins possess a notochord at some time …show more content…
Stenella longirostris produce milk and from their mammary glands so they fits into the Mammalia class. Female mammals have to devote a lot of time into their offspring because of this feeding skill, so therefore these animals seem very family preferentially.
Dolphin’s order is Cetacea. Spinner dolphins are believed to be descendants of archaeocetes so they are categorized in the Cetacea order. They takes no part in life on land at any point in development and live a completely aquatic life.
Dolphin’s family is Delphinidae. The shape of the organism’s heads is one of the main aspects of the Delphinidae family’s. Most of them have long beaks, or rostrums, and contain a "melon" at the top. "Porpoise" is the common name for this family, however, some are known as dolphins for the apparent beak shape. This family use many unique behaviors that researchers now seek out today and they are extremely social and interactive. These dolphins are also known as echolocation for their communication technique. Delphinids live mostly in large groups and they are also extremely …show more content…
The actual definition of intelligence and the way it can be tested in animals is the biggest problem researchers are running into.
The research on dolphin intelligence is limited because it’s difficult and expensive to do in the wild. Dolphins in captivity, are therefore may not be representative of the wild dolphin and may respond differently based on their surroundings. The U.S. Navy has carried out extensive research on the dolphin and have even trained them to search and tag mines, but that information has not been released to the public.
Most of us outside the scientific realm know that dolphins are one of the most playful animals in the universe, and they do communicate with each other, however, we’ve never been exposed to the intricacies of the dolphin’s brain. Therefore, dolphin’s brain is actually much larger than the human’s brain. Dolphins also have two hemispheres like ours, but it is slightly different. Dolphins are split into four lobes, however, humans are split into three lobes. Human’s senses are split, but in the dolphin’s brain fourth lobe actually hosts all of the senses. Some people believe that having all of the senses in one lobe allow the dolphin to make often complicated but immediate judgments that are well beyond the scope of a human
10-B
SOPHIA LEE
REBECCA CZEKALSKI/ VICTORIA MORGAN
Dolphin’s kingdom is Animalia. Spinner dolphins are multi-cellular and heterotrophic so they are classified under Animalia. This means they rely on other organisms for food. The cells that frame these animals don’t have a cell wall and most of the cells are organized into tissues, which are then put into particular groups of organs for function. Dolphins can take part in many complex movements and they are very active. Most of the dolphins are diploid. That means that there are two sets of chromosomes; one from the mother and one from the father.
Dolphin’s phylum is Chordata. Spinner dolphins possess a notochord at some time …show more content…
Stenella longirostris produce milk and from their mammary glands so they fits into the Mammalia class. Female mammals have to devote a lot of time into their offspring because of this feeding skill, so therefore these animals seem very family preferentially.
Dolphin’s order is Cetacea. Spinner dolphins are believed to be descendants of archaeocetes so they are categorized in the Cetacea order. They takes no part in life on land at any point in development and live a completely aquatic life.
Dolphin’s family is Delphinidae. The shape of the organism’s heads is one of the main aspects of the Delphinidae family’s. Most of them have long beaks, or rostrums, and contain a "melon" at the top. "Porpoise" is the common name for this family, however, some are known as dolphins for the apparent beak shape. This family use many unique behaviors that researchers now seek out today and they are extremely social and interactive. These dolphins are also known as echolocation for their communication technique. Delphinids live mostly in large groups and they are also extremely …show more content…
The actual definition of intelligence and the way it can be tested in animals is the biggest problem researchers are running into.
The research on dolphin intelligence is limited because it’s difficult and expensive to do in the wild. Dolphins in captivity, are therefore may not be representative of the wild dolphin and may respond differently based on their surroundings. The U.S. Navy has carried out extensive research on the dolphin and have even trained them to search and tag mines, but that information has not been released to the public.
Most of us outside the scientific realm know that dolphins are one of the most playful animals in the universe, and they do communicate with each other, however, we’ve never been exposed to the intricacies of the dolphin’s brain. Therefore, dolphin’s brain is actually much larger than the human’s brain. Dolphins also have two hemispheres like ours, but it is slightly different. Dolphins are split into four lobes, however, humans are split into three lobes. Human’s senses are split, but in the dolphin’s brain fourth lobe actually hosts all of the senses. Some people believe that having all of the senses in one lobe allow the dolphin to make often complicated but immediate judgments that are well beyond the scope of a human