Dolphin Observation Report

To go for an actual skeleton tour and see these specimens so intact and will preserved is surreal. This tour showed me how little I now, I did not even now that dolphins have advance bone structure, and how bone structures make them look and function differently in life. So this turn to be fun learning experience and have changed my perception of since learning, comparing skeletons is fun and for a while I forgot I was working on an assignment. The set-up of the skeletons were great, an excellent overall learning environment, very informative and interesting at the same time. The common most popular types of dolphins are; the common dolphin and the Dall’s porpoise dolphin. The two might be so much similar for one to spot a difference easily. This essay highlights the difference between the two species based on the morphological structures. The difference in the common dolphin

The Dolphins have a blowhole that helps it take air at the surface. The blowhole has a flap that provides an airtight seal when the dolphin deeps itself in water. The Dolphins have wide fins that help them maintain balance in the water, this also helps them be first swimmers, his is essential in hunting and escape in case of a predator. The wide fins are also adapted to any water terrain. The same fins are also used for hunting and defense purposes. They also have clear and sharp eyesight both under and above the water. The sharp eyesight helps much during hunting and hiding. The Dolphins also have two stomachs; they are adapted in such a way that the first stomach holds the food temporarily as the second digests it. This eases and increases the efficiency of digestion. Dolphins also have a bigger brain. The big brain is specially designed for sound processing. Dolphins use the technique of echo hunting to spot their prey from a far distance. They can process a low sound coming from