Dolphins+by+Melissa

Dolphins

Dolphins are magnificent creatures. There are 33 known [|species] of ocean dolphins and 5 known river dolphins, all stemming from the whale [|family.] Some of the most common species that are most recognizable are the Bottlenose, Spinner, Pacific white-Sided, Dusky and the Risso dolphins. Dolphins are really small whales. All dolphins are toothed whales belonging to the sub-order. As a group, dolphins are often referred to as “Small” cetaceans. Some of he are quite large. Attaining a size of 20 feet. It turn out to pose the greatest threat to dolphins.

** Killed and Eaten ** Taiji, Japan will soon become a death trap for 60 dolphins on October 6th 2003.this is a place where the dolphins live and soon the hunters came. A couple of hours later the cool and fresh water of the dolphins lake where painted red with dolphin blood. Some of the fisherman get into the water and kill baby dolphins along with their families. Instead of arresting the fisherman they arrest the Sea [|Shepherd]. It is bad because if the fisherman are not arrested they will keep on killing more dolphins and they will be no more.
 * The love of dolphins **

Truly a dolphin is found in the wild but the truth is that they are as nice. So nice that they let people on their backs. When you see a dolphin you some times get scared. But the cant hurt a fly. But when you miss with their babies they will join together. Once a Japanese fisherman try to kill a baby dolphin but he couldn’t. He couldn’t because they where in a group. So if you are missing with one dolphin you miss withal of them. Did you know that a dolphin not only dose they help itself it helps other. A dolphin has feeling just like a person they also like the feeling of love. If they didn’t have that feeling they wouldn’t let people feel them. Dolphins also have a very important feeling. [|Dolphins] know when danger is near they just don’t know where its coming from.

Pink Dolphin Facts
 * Social Habits of Pink Dolphins**

Pink dolphins have no natural predators in the Amazon River other than humans, therefore they are usually found alone or in couples hunting, as they do not need to form groups for protection as the normal dolphins do. While they are looking for food in the cool river water, they are often found alone. This behavior does not mean that this kind of dolphins do not help, they also form groups of 5 to 8 members and they souround fish, especially at river sides when hunting needs to be done especially when the are hungry.

Adult dolphins eat up to 4% to 5% of their body weight per day, but a nursing mother may eat up to 8% per day.dolphins dont chew their food. They swallow fish of as a whole. **They swallow fish head first so that the fish won't** **catch in their throars**. Dolphins eat a verity of fish. The fish that they include squids and [|crestacion], such as shrimp. A crestacionis a animal that lives in the oceans just like the dolphins.They are hard shel fish that are prey of dolphins. A prey is a hunted animal.The dolphins are the predetors.A predetor is an animal that hunts for food.
 * Their Food**