DELIGHTFUL DOLPHINS

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DELIGHTFUL DOLPHINS

• Dolphins are beautiful mammals of the ocean. They
  are very interesting creatures to study and you
  will learn several amazing facts about these
  delightful creatures.

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DOLPHIN FEATURES

• One feature that a dolphin has is smooth, rubbery
  skin. Another feature a dolphin has is a
  blowhole. This is a hole on top of its head and
  is used for breathing. A dolphin also has
  flippers, a fin and a tail.

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DOLPHIN CHARACTERISTICS

• Dolphins are very friendly and playful. They like
  to swim fast in the ocean. They like to play tag
  and dance on their tails across the waters
  surface. They also like to ride the waves made by
  motorboats.

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DOLPHIN NUTRITION

• Dolphins eat fish. A dolphin can find fish in the
  ocean even if its dark. They use echolocation.
  Echolocation is a method by which a dolphin sends
  out sound waves which hit an object, such as fish
  or a rock, and then an echo bounces back letting
  the dolphin know what the object is.

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DOLPHIN SOUNDS

• Dolphins make lots of sounds. Some sounds are for
  communication.Every dolphin makes a special
  whistle sound. If a baby dolphin strays, its
  mother gives her special whistle and the baby
  whistles back and then they find each other.
  Dolphins also make loud clapping noises with
  their jaws. This happens when dolphins get angry.
  They also slap the water hard with their tails.

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DOLPHIN BUDDY SYSTEM

• Dolphins swim in large groups called pods. Within
  these groups, dolphins look after one another.
  When danger approaches, they send signals. If a
  member of the group is injured or in distress,
  they will push it to the surface so it can
  breathe. If a shark comes by, the dolphin circles
  around it to scare it away. If that technique
  doesnt work the dolphins will fight.

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DOLPHINS TO THE RESCUE

• Dolphins are very helpful to people. Dolphins
  have saved people from death. They have pushed
  people away from sharks, shoved them onto shore
  when they were drowning and even kept their boats
  from sinking. Dolphins are also helpful to
  fishermen. The dolphins chase the fish into the
  fishermans net and many fish are caught.

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DOLPHIN TRAINING

• Dolphins can be trained to perform various tasks.
  Dolphins are trained by hand signals. Trainers
  use hand signals to communicate with dolphins.
  They can be trained to jump out of water and do
  flips in the air. Dolphins can fetch for balls,
  frisbees, or rings by following signals.

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DOLPHIN VARIETY

• There are many different kinds of dolphins. Some
  types are common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins,
  hourglass dolphins, dusky dolphins and amazon
  river dolphins. These dolphins have their own
  unique features. They all are beautiful mammals
  of the sea.