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  • 1. Dolphin sDolphinsBY: NICOLE WIESCHHAUS

2. Types of DolphinBottled Nose White SidedSpotted StripedPink RiverPilot Head Hectors 3. Facts Dolphins can swim up to 260 miles a day. There are 36 different types of ocean dolphins and 5river dolphins. Different types of dolphins eat different things. Dolphins are marine mammals closely related towhales and porpoises. Dolphins have to breath air. When they want to sleep half of their brain isawake. Sometimes they sleep close to the surfacewith their blow hole sticking out of the water. 4. More Facts Dolphins are typically 8ft long. They have a long lifespan. The bottle nosecan live 40yrs and the orca (closely related)can be 70 or 80 yrs old. They mostly live in shallow areas of tropicalclimates and oceans. Dolphins love to play, are very active, and areknown to follow ships and leap high out ofthe water. 5. Pink River Dolphins Their brain is 40% larger than a humans. They can turn 180 degrees. They are larger than the grey dolphin. They live in the Amazon. They eat smallturtles, crustaceans, crabs, catfish , andpiranhas. Instead of a dorsal fin they have a hump. When theyre little they are gray as theygrow up they turn pink. 6. Echolocation When dolphins are in murky waters or in the darkparts of the ocean they cant see. They useecholocation to find food or other dolphins. Dolphinscan make a high pitched clicking sound. When theclick hits a object some of the sound will echo back.By listening to the echo and estimating the time ittook to come back they can guess the distance of theobject. 7. PicturesMe 8. Quiz What temp. do dolphins like? Name three types of dolphins. What are 3 different traits of pink river dolphins? How long are dolphins? How old can the bottle nose live? How long can they swim for? What animals are they related to? How do they sleep? How are pink river dolphins different when theyare little from when theyre a baby. 9. End Bye IBye I HopeHope YouYou LikedLiked It It