DOLPHINS HOME

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DOLPHINS HOME

• Designed by
• Esra Semen
• Nilüfer Çelik
• Vidad Elemin
• Bilkent University
• GSE Biology Department

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What are we going to learn?

• Play our Cetaceans Relations Game
• All about Dolphins
• Dolphin Fun Facts
• Movie

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• How much do you know about Dolphins yet ?
• Lets see!!!!

Play the Game
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What are dolphins?

• Dolphins, like you and me, are mammals
• They have teeth, are warm-blooded, have a
  four-chambered heart, and nurse their young from
  mammary glands.
• They also have hair but
• not very much!
• Dolphins belong to a group of mammals called
  cetaceans. Cetaceans include all whales and
  dolphins.

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How big do dolphins grow?

• The biggest dolphin is the killer whale.
• Killer whale calves are about 8 feet long at
  birth and can grow to over 20 feet long.
• Bottlenose dolphins are about 3 1/2 feet long at
  birth and grow to 8 or 9 feet long.

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• Where do dolphins live?
• All over the world from colder northern and
  southern waters to warm tropical waters.
• How fast do dolphins swim?
• They can go over 20 miles per hour when they work
  hard.
• Because the shape of dolphins and streamlining
  helps them swim fast.

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• How do dolphins stay warm?
• Even though dolphins are warm-blooded, and their
  internal temperature is about 98 degrees, they
  need to conserve their body heat in colder water.
• The dolphin's body is surrounded by a thick layer
  of fat just under the skin that helps keep the
  dolphin warm.

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• What do dolphins eat?
• Mostly a variety of fish and squid, depending on
  what part of the ocean they live in.
• Their teeth are not used to chew, and they
  swallow their food whole.

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• How do dolphins communicate?
• Just like dogs, cats, and other mammals by
  using sound, vision, touch, and taste.
• Dolphins don't have the ability to smell,
  however.
• Each dolphin can make a unique signature whistle
  that may help individual dolphins recognize each
  other, but it may just help a dolphin know that
  some other dolphin is nearby.

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Dolphin Fun Facts
Can dolphins see colors?

• Scientists do not think that dolphins
• see colors.They believe dolphins see
• in shades of gray.This would be like
• watching black and white television.

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