Dolphins

An interactive lesson By: Lindsey Redden

Listen to the Dolphins And Watch them Swim

• Click on Dolphins to listen to them in the wild

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Facts

• Dolphins are in the Kingdom Animalia

• Dolphins are in the Class Mammalia

• Dolphin are in the order Cetaceans

• They are divided into two groups based on their size of teeth

Facts Continued

• To find food they use sight, hearing, and sonar signal

• Not all dolphins are endangered, but some are

Watch a Video

This Video shows Dolphins in their natural environment and their interaction with a boat that has come into it

Click on Dolphins above to see the video

Some Pictures of Bottlenose Dolphins

Body Parts of a Bottlenose

Dolphin Training

• Whistles are used to reinforce hand signals

• Food, toys, and petting are among the possible rewards for the dolphins

• Dolphins enjoy this sort of “work” since most of it is jumps that they do in the wild

Other Types of Dolphins

• Amazon River Dolphin

• Franciscana

• Indus & Ganges River Dolphins

• Yangtze River dolphin

• These are less common and some are endangered

Now you are ready to playThe Dolphin Game!

• Click on the link below• I’m Ready to Play!• If you have trouble with the answers look

back in the slide show to help you!

• Another game you can play is a matching game with sea creatures just click on Match!

• Match!