Have you ever wondered how the Tursiops Truncatus dolphin got its name? It got its name because it's nose, which is short and stubby. The Tursiops Truncatus' coloring is different from other dolphins. Their physical appearance is intriguing and distinctive. They have fascinating family life and eating habits. You can even see bottlenose dolphins in many places in the U.S.A. Their main home is the Pacific Ocean, but they also live in many other places. The coloring of the bottlenose dolphin is unique. It is light gray on top and pale pink on bottom. This coloring helps disguise itself from its predators. The light gray coloring helps it be camouflaged with shadows in the water. The underside coloring, a pale pink, helps the calves (babies) find the mothers. Bottlenose dolphins have short, stubby beaks. Many think it is shaped like a glass bottle. The nose is curved downwards with a hint of a bottle shape. The scientific name, of which few people know, is Tursiops Truncatus. That is why they have the common name “Bottlenose Dolphin.” Both names are descriptive, but the common name is most easily understood. The size and weight of a bottlenose dolphin can vary greatly. Usually they are about six to twelve feet long! Bottlenose dolphins can also average one hundred fifty pounds to two hundred pounds. You would not think that they would weigh one hundred-fifty to two hundred pounds, but they really do weigh that much. The males are significantly larger than the female bottlenose. This accounts for the previously mentioned variance of sizes. The dolphin is quite interesting. They have a high and falcate (curving) dorsal fin. The flukes from tip to tip are up to twenty-four inches long, or two feet long. ... ... middle of paper ... ...er 31, 2011. 5. Leatherwood, Stephen. The Bottle Nosed Dolphin. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Incorporated, 1990. Accessed on September 14, 2011. 6. http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/bottlenose/dietdol.html Accessed on September 17, 2011. 7. http://www.dolphins-world.com/where_are_bottlenose_dolphins_found.html Accessed on November 3, 2011. 8. http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Bottlenose/phychardol.html Accessed on December 4, 2011. 9. http://australian-animals.net/dolphin.htm Accessed on December 13, 2011. 10. Herzing, Denise L. Dolphin Diaries- My 25 Years with Dolphins in the Bahamas. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2011. Accessed on December 27, 2011. 11. http://www.math.utah.edu/~yplee/clement/Bottlenose_Dolphins.html Accessed on January 4, 2012.
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One of the most common dolphins that are found in southern California is the bottlenose dolphin (Kelly). The bottlenose dolphin is mainly found in coastal waters between 45 degrees north and 45 degrees south, also in Northern Europe waters. It is believed that there are two types of bottlenose dolphin regional wise: oceanic form and coastal form. This species is studied the most by biologists (Jefferson). The coastal population lives in fairly open groups with twenty or less in a pod, some groups are found to contain more in open ocean. It is not uncommon for these species to interact and breed with other species, as would a human interact with other diverse humans. The dolphins feeding behavior is adapted to the availability of resources. They sometimes are known to work together to catch fish from large schools, they also trail behind large fishing boats to catch what falls behind (Leatherwood).
Killer whales are one of the most fascinating displays of ocean life. The killer whale has characteristics that are important to its survival in the ocean. It is interesting to know that killer whales have a plentiful diet. It is astounding to see how killer whales behave in the ocean. I plan to tell you about the killer whale, its characteristics, its diet, and its behavior in the ocean as well as the predation of the orca.
Bottlenose dolphins became part of a United States Navy program in 1959 for the purpose of conducting scientific research into their sonar and hydrodynamics in hopes of getting design ideas for submarines, ship hulls and weapons. It was discovered dolphins hear and navigate in the water by using their natural sonar, which happened to be more precise than most fabricated sonar systems. In the mid-sixties, Navy dolphins were used as mail carriers to underwater laboratories in their home of San Diego, California.
Now. I will tell you about dolphins and killer whales traits. First, let me start off by their both mammals. Dolphins and killer whales live in a pod, as well as they’re both carnivores. Although they both have dorsal fins, dolphins have a round dorsal fin, while on the other hand, killer whales have tall, wide dorsal fins. Now, let’s talk about their color of skin,dolphins have striped skin, and killer whales have black and white markings on their skin. Although, dolphins and killer whales are gorgeous animals, they are becoming threatened and endangered.
The seahorse's scientific genus name, Hippocampus which is derived from the Greek hippokampus (hippos, meaning “horse,” and kampos, meaning “sea monster”)
The purpose of this paper is to distinguish the differences and similarities of Dolphins and Porpoises. "The term porpoise, whale and dolphin are often used interchangeably, but size (specifically length) is the criterion anatomists have generally used to apply the common name whale" (Dudzinski and Frohoff 2008). The paper will further seeks to identify unique characteristics that dolphins and porpoises possess and the manner in which they utilized these unique abilities to obtain food and survive in oceanic waters. Provided are also information in relation to dolphins and porpoises method of communication, description, intelligence and reproduction.
When you see a dolphin, you are in awe, but what sort of questions do you ask? How do they swim so fast, what do they eat, where do they live? First, the anatomy of a dolphin. We’ll start with a dolphin’s teeth. Dolphins have eighty to one-hundred cone-shaped teeth. These teeth are set up in a position to interlock and hold slippery fish in its mouth. Because the teeth interlock like that, and the teeth are as sharp as they are, dolphins cannot chew their food. Therefore, they must result to swallowing their food whole. To a dolphin, an open mouth is a sign of aggression, and clapping jaws are an even greater sign of aggression. This rarely happens unless it is during mating season because dolphins talk without opening their mouth.
Schaefer, Larry. "Dolphin Web Site."Http://understanddolphins.tripod.com/dolphins.html. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2016. This image displays homeostasis because dolphins are abel to thermo-regulate, the ability to control body tempature. One of the ways dolphins thermo-regulate is during dives, the outer portion of a dolphins body reduces blood circulation and consentrates blood circulation into the core organs and tissue. This pevents heat being released into the enviorment because the heat is being transfered from one blood vessel to the other. Some other ways dolphins body's thermo-regulate is bluber insulation, also dorsal fins and flukes release heat. Mainting a homeostais body tempature is so signifigant because without thermo-regulation
Sea otters are cute but fierce animals.They are called the sea otter but their scientific name is Enhydra Lutris.They are mammals not a fish or amphibian.The sea otter is black and white the face is white and the body is black.They have a very slim to move in the water faster.They have webbed feet to move faster and escape predators like a bald eagle and a killer whale.The sea otters nickname is “The old Man of the off the Sea”.They are called that because, when they get older their fur starts to turn a white or a silver color.
A bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncates, has a streamlined body. A dolphin's outer skin layer (epidermis) is about 10 to 20 times thicker than the...
Humpback whales breath voluntarily, unlike humans. Since they have to remember to breath, researchers believe humpbacks sleep by shutting off half of their brain at a time. Like orcas and dolphins, humpback whales have noses at the top of their head called blowholes (Animal Planet). Humpback whale calves do not stop growing until they are ten years old (National Geographic). They breed, give birth and care for their newborn calves in the warm waters of Tonga. Instead of teeth, humpbacks have baleen plates, they are brush-like strands of bristle that trap there food until it is swallowed. They have very odd mouths that curve downwards, like an eternal frown. Humpback whales are amazing marine mammals (Big Animal Expeditions)
Did you know in the world there are more than 90 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises? (WDC) The dolphin is a very important animal to the ocean and there are many different types to discover. In order to learn about dolphins, it is important to discuss where they live, their appearance, and what they eat. Some helpful words to understand are “dorsal fin”, a dorsal fin is the top pointed fin on the dolphins back, “flippers”, a flipper is a flat fin that dolphins use to swim, and “echolocation” is a tool dolphins use to find food by sounds bouncing off of objects (dictionary.com).
Dolphins are well known for their agility and playful behavior in the wildlife of all the oceans in the world. They have many characteristics, and also there are a variety of different types and kinds of dolphins, which make them very intelligent creatures. Dolphins are smart marine mammals and great swimmers. They are known to be very friendly to humans and other wildlife creatures, dolphins often display a playful attitude which makes them popular to human nature and the culture. They can be seen jumping out of the water,riding waves, play fighting and occasionally interacting with people swimming in the water. Dolphins love hanging along the sea shores of all beaches around the coast, where it is warm and tropical(Fun dolphin facts).Dolphins are believed to be the most intelligent animals on earth
The Blue Whale got it’s name for the color it possesses. Although they have the color “blue” in their title, they are actually a blue-gray color and only looks aquamarine in the ocean water. The Blue Whale is also known for their sulphur color because it is the color of their undersides. Although they are blue, there are some color variations that help us identify the whale individuals. The Flippers may be a light color or just white, and the underside of the fluke is dark. In the Northern Hemisphere, diatoms attach themselves to...