5th grade research powerpoint presentation

1. Dolphins
Elizabeth Chalfin and Ryan Greenberg
December 2014

2.  Male dolphins are called Bulls
 Female dolphins are called Cows
 Young dolphins are called Calves
Classification

3.  Salmon
 Sardines
 Tuna
 Squid
 Herring
 And other fish
Food

4.  3 – 20 MPH
 Shorter than a school bus 10 – 14 ft.
 Killer Whale or “Orca” is the biggest dolphin
 Dall’s Porpoise which means “Speed Demon ” The
fastest dolphin
Size & Speed

5.  Large sharks
 Killer Whales
 Humans because of fishing nets
Predators

6.  Play fight
 Live in schools or pods up to 100
 Large memory
 Very intelligent
 Help sick and injured
 Carnivores
Traits

7.  More than 40 species
 Five species in the worlds river
 Live up to 20 years
 Recognize own reflections
 Can hold their breathe for seven minutes
 Can do front flips , back flips , tail walk , flipper wave ,
tail splash
Interesting Facts part 1 of 2

8.  Leap as high as 20 feet
 Many are being protected by marine parks
 Like to jump in the air
 Most live in shallow water
 They swim in tempters around 50°– 90°
 Use blow holes to breathe
Interesting facts part 2 of 2

9.  www.seaworld.org http://seaworld .org/en/animal/info-
books/bottlenose-dolphins/ no Author bottlenose dolphins
 www.defenders.org
http://www.defenders.org/dolphin/bacic-facts Kristian
Sekulic basic facts about dolphins
 www.ducksters.com http//www.ducksters.com/ Tsang
Lynn dolphin
Everything Dolphins – Elizabeth Carney National Geographic
2012
 Whale and Dolphins – Susanna Davidson Scholastic 2002
Websites and Books