Dolphins

= ABOUT DOLPHINS:=



=** SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION:**=
 * **Domain** || //ANIMALIA// ||
 * **Kingdom** || //CHORDATA// ||
 * **Phylum** || //ODONTOCETI// ||
 * **Class** || //MAMMALIA// ||
 * **Order** || //CETACEA// ||
 * **Family** || //DELPHINIDAE// ||
 * **Genus** || //TURSIOPS// ||
 * **Species** || //COMMERSONII// ||

- FACT: Dolphins can live in salt water or fresh water. - A bottle nose dolphin lives in every ocean in the world besides Artic and Antartica Ocean. - The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin lives in the tropical and temperate area besides Artic and Antartic areas. - Pink Dolphin lives in the Amazon River. - Dolphins are great to interact with. They have been communicating with humans over decades.
 * __Habitat:__**

The biggest dolphin there is, is a Killer Whale. There are many types of dolphins in this world. A killer whale is 8 feet at birth and can grow up to 20 feet! Humans and Dolphins bones are almost the same structure except they have flippers and we do not. A dolphins tail is called a fluke and has no bones. It's made with tissue and uses it for swimming.
 * __Physiology:__**

Dolphins communicate by sound, touch, taste, and vision. What so ever they cannot smell. Scientists believes that dolphins has a unique noise to call each other to see where they are.
 * __Species Interaction:__**

Dolphins don't mate for life, they usually wait to 4-5 years until their death. Giving birth at sea is nearly a dangerous thing for dolphins. They must watch out for predators for 1-5 hours. Sharks can smell blood a mile away, Dolphins form a circle to scare off any predators until the mother is finish.
 * __Reproduction:__**


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Works Cite: // All about dolphins //. (2011-1996). Retrieved from [] // About dolphins //. (2011-1999). Retrieved from []

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