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Most likely when we think about the differences between dolphins and humans is legs and tail fins, of course the color too. Well, duh! Who doesn’t already know about the differences? Despite how different us humans are from dolphins, we have an incredible amount of similarities. We may have some obvious differences, but we have more things in common than we realize. Yes, dolphins and humans clearly have a few major differences. The tail fin, dorsal fin, pectoral flippers, color, and the…

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Dolphins’ Methods of Hunting Many organisms have developed intriguing methods to hunt their prey. This report explains the hunting methods of several species of dolphins. Relevant background information is provided. Hunting strategies are broken into two categories: individual hunting methods, and group hunting methods. Not all hunting methods belong strictly in one category; several of the methods covered are exhibited in other marine organisms. One group hunting method is unique to dolphins.…

Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), are found in mostly temperate and tropical marine waters throughout the world. Temperature plays a role in the distribution of dolphins, also due to distribution of prey. In North American they typically inhabit water temperatures from 10C to 32C. In the western North Atlantic, at the northern limits bottlenose dolphin ' range, they are seasonally migratory and are more southerly distributed in the winter. They are found as far north as the Kuril…

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…

Dolphin: Spy in the Pod Come discover the amazing world of dolphins in this factual film by Robert Pilley, Mathew Gordon, John Downer and narrated by David Tennant. See up close footage of several different species of dolphins behavior and the unique cameras used to capture them. Would you like to know about how dolphins jump, how long a baby stay with its mother. How about how they communicate, mating rituals, and hunt. Join the nautilus, spy turtle, spy dolphin, spy tuna, and spy ray on their…

Manta Rays live in the ocean. Mainly in tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters worldwide. They prefer waters near the equator because they are warmer. They live around coral reefs, but also go out to the open sea. Mantas have adapted to life in the water. Their flat shaped body is great for life in motion. It also makes it hard for predators to latch on to them. Their large pectoral fins are very strong, and one flip of them will accelerate them away from danger. The creature’s rough skin…

The Slaughter of Dolphins People think that dolphins are the friendliest creatures in the ocean and no one would hurt them or even kill them. Well they are actually being killed right now. The dolphin are being slaughter in a place called Taiji, Japan. Taiji is a small town with a big secret. If you didn’t look closely, you would think they love dolphins and whales (“The Cove”). The capture of dolphins and of the killing of dolphins all started when the show called “Flipper” came out in 1964.…

The californian red-sided garter snake is a extraordinary snake that people don’t know about. The snake is found on the west coast of North America. The red-sided garter snake is, “ dark green or black colored. Three, well-defined yellow stripes stretch along the backs and lateral sides of the body. Space between the stripes is filled with red or orange vertical bars” (soft schools- interesting red-sided garter snake facts”. The snake is not found much because natural disaster kill them easily.…

Common bottlenose dolphins produce a wide variety of underwater sounds (Lammers & Oswald, 2015) allowing the detection and discrimination of the position of a sound in three-dimensional space (Mooney et al., 2008). These animals are also known for their vocal learning capabilities, with high ability to imitate other animal’s whistles, including man-made whistles or artificial sounds (Lilly, 1965; Janik & Slater, 1997; Tyack, 1997; Janik, 2000; Miksis et al., 2002). This ability comes from the…