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Dolphins |
small toothed whales |
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How are they like humans |
breath air with lungs, are warm blooded and feed milk to their young |
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common dolphins |
are one of the most widespread and numerous |
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The dolphins may also be known as the |
saddleback, cape and Pacific dolphins |
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The common dolphins relatives are the |
spotted, spinner, and striped dolphins |
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Are males larger or smaller than females |
larger |
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What color are their fins and snouts |
black, white or stripped |
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What can connect the snout to the flippers |
stripes |
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what can be around their eye |
black patch
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Where are common dolphins found |
temperate and tropical seas and oceans |
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Name three seas that have their own group |
Black Sea, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean |
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Who deep can dolphins dive |
918 feet |
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where are dolphins often seen riding |
bow waves of ships and large whales |
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who do dolphins travel with |
other dolphins and whales Pacific travel with yellowfin tuna |
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dolphins live in |
pods |
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what four people senses do dolphins have |
sight, taste, hearing, touch |
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how do dolphins communicate |
touch and echolocation |
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echolocation |
using sounds(clicks & whistles) to locate objects underwater |
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Who are the common dolphins enemy |
large sharks and killer whales |
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What is the dolphins best defense |
speed and quickness |
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Common dolphins have few problems with |
tuna nets |
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What do common dolphins eat |
squid, herring, sardines, smelt and other schooling fish |
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what do dolphins use to locate prey |
echolocation |
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a baby dolphin is called a |
calf |
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dolphins are |
mammals |
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where do dolphins migrate |
the migration path of their prey |
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who baby sits the calves |
other females relatives of mother |
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how long does a calf nurse |
over a year |
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which oceans can you find common dolphins |
Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian |
