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Spotted Dolphin
By Jason Shinn
HabitatSpotted dolphins live in schools that can have
up to one-hundred members. Spotted dolphins live in warm seas.
Habitat 2Spotted dolphins are
often seen with other dolphins.
DietSpotted dolphin eat
fish , squid and crabs. Nursing females tend to eat more squid.
Diet 2Females tend to eat
more fish.
Interesting facts Spotted dolphins
send out a sound called echolocation. (Humans can’t hear it.)
Appearance
Humans swim slowly because they have hair on their bodies. Spotted dolphins barely have hair so they swim fast.
Appearance 2Spotted dolphins’ name come from their
spots. When spotted dolphins are born they have no spots.
Appearance 3Spotted dolphin have a white tipped beak.
Spotted dolphins have a gray back.
Appearance 4Spotted dolphins also have a thin, long beak.
Life cycleMating season is year round for spotted
dolphins. Female spotted dolphins have 2 to 3 years for breeding.
ConservationSpotted dolphins are endangered because
fishermen accidentally catch spotted dolphins instead of fish. Some people really try hard to save spotted dolphins.
Conservation 2Yellow fin tuna and spotted dolphins travel
together. Now fishermen practice dolphin safe fishing.
Prevost, spotted dolphins,1996
Murray, spotted dolphins, 2003
www.arkive.org/
www.nationalgeographic.com
Where I got the facts