Spinner dolphin
Did you know that spinner dolphins are often found in warm waters? They live far away from land. The hawaiian and costa rican dolphins live near land. They live in pods of 1,000 members.They love to ride and jump on bow waves.They may travel with yellowfin tuna. Spinners go about dive 300 ft during the day to find prey but can dive up to 800 ft into utter darkness. It can hold its breath to 5-10 minutes. Spinner dolphins love to jump, flip, and twist above the surface.Their color is pink, gray, black, and a cream white. Spinner dolphins are smaller and more energetic than most other dolphins. Their food is fish, shrimp,and squid are their favorite meal. They live in the Pacific, Atlantic,and Indian ocean. They weigh about 50-175 lbs. They are about 4 ½-8ft long. Their snout is about 61/2ft long. At night they go deeper to find food. In the morning, they move back to the shallow water to rest. Spinner dolphins scientific name is stenella longirostris. They can spin up to seven-and-a-half revolutions in the 1.25 seconds they're in the air. Spinning is the defining art of this species. Females are really good mothers to their calf. Females sexually mature near 4-7yrs.The females nurture their young for 2yrs. They communicate by clicks and whistles. Each dolphin has its own frequency, so they can be told apart in a large group. When they migrate they go to the shore. Spinner dolphins are known as the acrobats of the sea. They are also known as playful dolphins. They have a dark stripe to the eye to the flipper. They can be in tropical and subtropical. They can be in 40 degrees in south & north. The species are divided in 7 subspecies. Spinner dolphins have 45-65 teeth. Spinner dolphins sail 3-4 ft out of the w...
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...hey show their affection by playing patty cakes and “holding hands” and touching each other with their tails. Spinner Dolphins are known to touch each other more than other species of dolphin. In Hawaii spinner dolphins are called “nai’ a” and have been helping the local fishermen for over 800 years. Spinner dolphins are going endangered. The biggest threat is pollution in their waters. Eating plastic will choke them, chemicals will burn their skin. Noise pollution is also bad for the dolphins, boats. off-shore drilling, and mining can damage their hearing. You should never swim with wild dolphins, usually they are trying to rest and in their sleep patterns. Swimming with them will disrupt them and possibly make them move to a different location that may not be as safe. They are wild animals and should be treated with caution, they have very unpredictable behaviors.
Blackfish: The Documentary Entertainment is a word that invokes feelings of fun and pleasure. It is an exciting time with family and friends filled with joy and laughter, especially at amusement parks. However, what about the whales entrapped at water parks? How do they feel about this? Are they content with their environment?
One of the most common dolphins that are found in southern California is the bottlenose dolphin (Kelly). The bottlenose dolphin is mainly found in coastal waters between 45 degrees north and 45 degrees south, also in Northern Europe waters. It is believed that there are two types of bottlenose dolphin regional wise: oceanic form and coastal form. This species is studied the most by biologists (Jefferson). The coastal population lives in fairly open groups with twenty or less in a pod, some groups are found to contain more in open ocean. It is not uncommon for these species to interact and breed with other species, as would a human interact with other diverse humans. The dolphins feeding behavior is adapted to the availability of resources. They sometimes are known to work together to catch fish from large schools, they also trail behind large fishing boats to catch what falls behind (Leatherwood).
If you think you've seen one dolphin swim you've seen them all, Jason found one that promised to be different. He headed 5km off-shore to where the dolphins take you right into their world as you swim with the pod, the only place in New South Wales you can do that.
Orcinus orca is the scientific name for the massive marine mammal. Orcas are not rare, but have declining numbers in some areas (Martin.) Orcas are found from the Artic Ocean to the Antartic Ocean. (Britannica) They belong to the Delphinidae, or dolphin family, which is the largest of their species. Female orcas grow to be at the most 15 feet, and weigh up to 4 tons, but the males can grow as large as 20-30 feet, and weight up to 8 tons. (Martin) The color of the orca is white in some spots, black on the majority of the body, and gray just behind the dorsal fin. It is white on the chin, belly and the eye. The white patch above the eye is usually mistaken for the eye, and may confuse their prey, but acts as a camouflage for the eye. The name “killer whale” makes people tend to believe that this is a viscious man-eating mammal, yet it is one of the most shrewd, docile and playful species of the marine mammals. The orca is sexually mature at 10-15 years of age, much like humans, which is 12-13 years of age. They tend to mate year round, and is able to have a calf every two years. It is interesting to know that lactation of the mother lasts 12 or more months (Wynne.) The life expectancy of orcas is 45-50 years of age.
Orca whales are the largest members of the dolphin family. Orcas are very curious creatures, they like to sky hop, which is when they poke their heads out of the water and look around, and they can also dive to as much as a hundred feet. These social animals live in pods and stay with them for their whole lives. They are so family oriented that they can may sleep together in a tight circle and have synchronized breathing. Orcas can grow up to thirty-two feet and can weigh nine tons. They typically eat five percent of their body weight and are amazing hunters. The lifespan of an orca in their natural habitat is about fifty years. This lifestyle for them is wonderful because they can swim as far as they want to and are free. Orcas should not be held captive because the capture process is dangerous, it is not good for their health, and their trainers are at risk. Free Willy. Dir Simon Wincer. 1993.Video. Warner Bros Home Video
When you see a dolphin, you are in awe, but what sort of questions do you ask? How do they swim so fast, what do they eat, where do they live? First, the anatomy of a dolphin. We’ll start with a dolphin’s teeth. Dolphins have eighty to one-hundred cone-shaped teeth. These teeth are set up in a position to interlock and hold slippery fish in its mouth. Because the teeth interlock like that, and the teeth are as sharp as they are, dolphins cannot chew their food. Therefore, they must result to swallowing their food whole. To a dolphin, an open mouth is a sign of aggression, and clapping jaws are an even greater sign of aggression. This rarely happens unless it is during mating season because dolphins talk without opening their mouth.
Imagine, homes destroyed, a town with no electricity, and nothing but destruction left. This was the scene for many people after hurricane Sandy touched down and swept through their city. A local high school football team, the Beach Channel Dolphins were set to go to the playoffs . Their team was scattered, some arriving late to the game and their team only had two practices prior to the big game. If anyone had an excuse to not play, it was the Dolphins, but they weren't going to let a hurricane stop them from playing. Although they lost, they proved that no matter what someone faces, he/she can persevere(Source B). The Dolphins aren’t the only ones who have faced, or are going to face adversity. We all, at some point or another, will most
The great white shark is a very interesting animal. They get their names from their appearance. The great white shark is very big and has a blue stomach. The great white shark can be found in the pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. The number of great white sharks in the United States and in the world is unknown because it is too hard to keep track of all of them. They live in salt water and do not claim territories.
In the books Hatchet, Guts, and Island of the Blue Dolphins the characters all go through horrifying experiences. In Hatchet, a boy named Brian is forced to fly a plane after the pilot dies of a heart attack. In Island of the Blue Dolphins, a girl named Karana and her brother were left behind by their clan. In Guts, a man named Gary Paulsen answers emergency ambulance calls and witnesses many deaths from people.
If you have ever been to Sea World, you may have noticed the orcas’ collapsed dorsal fins. The trainers will tell you that this is normal. While it’s true that all captive adult male orcas have collapsed dorsal fins, in the wild, less than five percent of adult males have this condition. It is caused by their unnatural environment and is the sign of poor health (Rose). In the wild, orcas dive to depths of nearly 200 feet; however, their deepest tank at Sea World is only 40 feet deep. Spending so much time near the water’s surface causes the orcas to have constant sunburn (8 Reasons). Incompatibility among captive orcas leads to bullying and aggressive behavior. Aggressive orcas are known to “rake” their teeth down the side of other orcas causing open wounds. Captive females have been known to act aggressively or even reject their newborns. This behavior is not common in the wild. It may be caused by poor psychological development due to unnatural social grouping
There are many physical differences between porpoises and dolphins. Porpoises, which are smaller and darker, have flat spade-shaped teeth whereas dolphins have sharper cone-shaped ones. A more observable feature is their triangular dorsal fin compared to the curved wave-like one of most dolphins. They also have a blunt and smaller "beak" (rostrum) than the known bottlenose of some dolphins. Lastly, they live in a deeper and cooler location.This is their most important difference because it explains the evolutionary changes of most of the characteristics listed. They evolved to accommodate for their new
Harbor seals are marine mammals that have spotted coats in a variety of shades from silver gray, black to dark brown. They reach 5 to 6 feet in length and weigh up to 300 pounds. Harbor seals are dimorphic, with the male being slightly larger than the female. They are true, or crawling seals, which means they have no external earflaps. True seals also have small flippers, and move on land by flopping along on their bellies. They breathe at the surface and hold their breath while diving. They can dive to 1,500 feet for up to 40 minutes, although their average dive lasts 3 to 7 minutes. Their scientific name basically means 'sea calf' or 'sea dog.' This nickname is fits them well, as these seals closely resemble a dog when their head is viewed at the surface of the water.
The Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, is part of the marine mammals group. They are found in oceans all over the world, they live in open waters. Even though they are mammals, they do not live on land (Monterey Bay Aquarium). Humpback whales are known for their magical song that can travel great distances. These gentle giants are omnivores, their main diet is krill. They are mostly found near coastlines feeding on tiny shrimp-like krill, plankton and small fish. Humpbacks migrate annually from summer feeding grounds near the poles to warmer winter breeding water closer to the Equator. Humpback whales are powerful swimmers, and they use their massive tail fin, called a fluke to propel themselves through or even out of the water! Mothers and their young swim close together, often touching one another with their flippers with what appears to be gestures of affection. Even though it takes more than one year for a humpback whale to grow fully, mother whales leave them after one year (National Geographic).
Dolphins are well known for their agility and playful behavior in the wildlife of all the oceans in the world. They have many characteristics, and also there are a variety of different types and kinds of dolphins, which make them very intelligent creatures. Dolphins are smart marine mammals and great swimmers. They are known to be very friendly to humans and other wildlife creatures, dolphins often display a playful attitude which makes them popular to human nature and the culture. They can be seen jumping out of the water,riding waves, play fighting and occasionally interacting with people swimming in the water. Dolphins love hanging along the sea shores of all beaches around the coast, where it is warm and tropical(Fun dolphin facts).Dolphins are believed to be the most intelligent animals on earth
These dolphins are the type of dolphins common people would see at the Zoo or on a T.V. programed performance. Like the Common Dolphins, the Atlantic Bottle-Nosed Dolphins are highly skillful echolocators. They can produce a range of sounds, like a click, using it to analyze any object around them in the ocean (Whitfield 114). According to Whitfield on page 114, they can produce up to 100 clicks a second. They will use these clicks to also find food. They mainly eat Bottom-dwelling fish in inshore waters or surface swimming fish. They can do many other objects with their echolocation finder and using their