1. Dolphins

2. Dolphin Species
• There are 36 different
species of dolphins that
we know of.
• 32 of them are marine
dolphins
• The other 4 are river
dolphins.

3. Jumping Abilities
• Dolphins Can leap 30 feet
in the air
• Between 20 seconds to
30 minutes they need to
come up for air
• Dolphins leap when
traveling they use less
energy jumping than
swimming

4. What Dolphins Eat
• They have 100 teeth but
don use them unless
they’re catching their pray
• They eat fish like
mackerel, herring and
cod, while others eat
squid
• Some fish have a lot of
fat which gives dolphins
the energy they need.

5. Offspring
• Dolphins can give birth
about every two years
• They carry one baby at a
time
• Baby dolphins can be
born tail or head first
• If they happen to have
twins the stronger of the
two will be the only one to
survive

6. Dolphins Pod
• Dolphins usually live with
a pod
• Dolphins work as a team
in their pod to get the
school of fish surrounded
• They can plow through
the middle and eat plenty

7. Picture Links
• http://thelife-animal.blogspot.com/2012/04/amazon-river-dolphin.html
• http://morguefile.com/archive/#/?q=Dolphins
• http://www.thetruthdenied.com/news/2012/05/16/rosalind-peterson-has-a-
/
• http://onthegoinmco.com/2012/12/14/discovery-cove-baby-dolphin/discove
• http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/bottlenose-dolphin.html
• http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/kerr_rebe/habitat.htm
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209343/Want-hear-dolphin-
joke-The-playful-creatures-share-big-laugh-blow-bubbles.html