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My Spinner Dolphin Animal ReportBy Gwyn Markowitz

IntroductionI chose the spinner Dolphin, because when I went to Hawaii, we went dolphin watching and there were spinner dolphins everywhere! They would pop out of the water and spin for us. It was amazing! They are so cool when they come out of the water in mid air to spin and then flop back into the water. I like this animal because it has a cute long snout. Actually , the other name for the spinner dolphin is the long snouted dolphin. They can be very friendly if they are trained. They even look friendly and peaceful. This is all I know about the spinner dolphin from my trip to Hawaii so far. I look forward to learning more info to share with you about the spinner dolphin.

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Body Characteristics Here are some body characteristics of the spinner dolphin. Spinner dolphins are very small. They are also spotted. They have long snouts just like I said in the introduction. They do have teeth but I am not sure how sharp they are. They pop out of the water so they can breath. They must breath every few minutes or they will suffocate. That means die because they have no air to breath. They are called small toothed whales sometimes. The length of a spinner dolphin is 129-235 in centimeters and weighs 23-78 kg. Im still learning much, much more. I hope you liked my information on body characteristics. I have enjoyed sharing this information with you. I will share more information on the other pages. Enjoy and have fun reading about the spinner dolphin!

Food and NutritionHere is information about food and nutrition from the spinner dolphin. They eat fish such as, latern fish (spinner dolphins main food), squid, shrimp, and mesopelagic fish. Spinner dolphins also eat at night. They travel in groups of 100 to hunt. This information is very cool and interesting. The spinner dolphins main threat is the shark. So spinner dolphins, STAY AWAY FROM SHARKS!! I am still learning more information as you know. I will share more information as I learn more. I hope you like the rest of my report and I hope you learn more information as you read on!

HabitatHere is some fact about the spinner dolphins habitat. Spinner dolphins are found in open oceans. They live in warm, temperate waters. That means they live in warm water. They are mainly offshore because they cant breath on land. They live in tropical places such as Hawaii. That proves that I did see the spinner dolphins in Hawaii! But only SOME live in Hawaii. Some also live in Costa Rica. They swim in shallow reefs so their bellies dont get scratched. They are tropical high seas species. The sand they swim above is usually soft so they dont get scratched by it. I hope you liked this information. I hope you learn a lot in the next paragraph

Life CycleHere is some of the life cycle of the spinner dolphin. Baby spinner dolphins are called calves. Calves are born every 3 years. Calves get nursed by their mother for about 2 years. Well I bet thats a good mom! The mother and its calf form a bond that can last a lifetime. Isnt that sweet! A calf is born tail first with its eyes open. Us humans are born head first and not feet first. Spinners give live birth. That means they do not come from an egg. Right after a calf is born, it immediately follows its mother. Wow, I dont have to do that! My mom just holds me and carries me home! The mother spinner stays with its calf for about 3 to 8 years. I would stay with my mom for a least 18 years. The spinner dolphin lives up to about 30 years. Most humans stay alive for about 3x as long. I hope you liked these facts. As I said we are almost to the end! I hope you like the next few facts I will give you in the next paragraphs. Enjoy!

Enemies and Survival FunctionsHere are some facts about enemies and survival functions from the spinner dolphin. Other spinners cooperate. So that means they do not use cannibalism which means they do not eat each other. Sharks are a major threat. Especially a great white sharks, those things are huge! So spinner dolphins, stay away from sharks! Fishers are also a big threat. They are because tuna leads spinners to food so tuna fishers follow the spinners. If the tuna fishers arent careful when they are catching tuna, the spinners will get caught in the net with the tuna and they will soon die. So spinners no longer go near ships or boats anymore. I hope you like this information as you read on. We are getting close to the end! I hope you learn more as you read on. Enjoy!

Interesting facts!Here are some interesting facts about the spinner dolphin!The spinner dolphin is the most common small cetacean in many tropical open seas.Spinner dolphins also use echolocation.Spinner dolphins travel in groups called schools.Spinner dolphins are MAMMALS NOT FISH!A spinner dolphin has lungs and is warm blooded.

Closing paragraph Well, we are finally at the end of my report. Here I will summarize the whole report for you using one fact from each paragraph. Here we go! Spinner dolphins are spotted. A spinner dolphin lives up to at least 30 years. The main food spinner dolphins eat are called latern fish. They live in tropical such as Hawaii. Sharks is a major threat and so is the killer whale. And last but not least, spinner dolphins are MAMMALS AND NOT FISH! Well I thought they were fish when I did a science project in class. There was a fish category and a mammal category and I put the spinner dolphin in the fish category! Oppsie! Well this is the end of my animal report! I would recommend it if you are doing a report about the spinner dolphin! I put so much work into it! (it actually took me nine weeks to do it!) I hope you liked it! I also hope you learned a lot about the spinner dolphin! Enjoy!

Pictures

Credit to arkive.com for most of the amazing pictures they have of the spinner dolphin that I can use for my report.Thankyou Arkive.com!

Bibliography PageBooksTitle: Sea Hunters, Dolphin, Whales, and SealsAuthor: Andrew SolwayInternetWebsite: Arkive.comWebsite: google.comOther(Encyclopedia /Magazine/etc.)Title: World Book Encyclopedia: Book D

The End!Thank you for listening to my wonderful report! I hope you liked it! Thankyou!