Something in nature that I’m passionate about is Bottlenose dolphins because they are my favorite animal. They are my favorite animal because aquariums and for excursions at trips they have dolphins and do tricks with them. At aquariums they have dolphins doing flips, leaps out of the water, diving for their toys, and more things. That’s also why dolphins amaze me and why I like going to aquariums and on trips. Bottlenose dolphins are can be about 2.8 meters long at most. Underwater Bottlenose dolphins can hold their breath for 15 minutes. In an hour Bottlenose dolphins can swim about 5 to 12 kilometers in an hour, but some might be able to swim 32 kilometers in an hour. Below the surface of the water the dolphins can go 260 meters deep, but they need to make sure that they’ll be able to access air. To find food and navigate Bottlenose dolphins use echolocation, echolocation is just like how whales use sonar.
Bottlenose dolphins are good at communicating because they have a special sound that sounds like whistle. The whistle helps other dolphins recognize that the animal is a Bottlenose dolphin. They also make a noise that make fish stunned. Something that I think is interesting is that Bottlenose dolphins can make 1,000 clicking sounds every second. Most Bottlenose dolphins’ brains are 1500-1600 grams and sometimes it could be 1200-1300 grams. When they eat things that they eat are squid, shrimp, fish, and if fisherman leave bait out they’ll eat the bait. They eat these things because they are carnivores. Also they can jump out 16 feet out of the water and be fine. Some Bottlenose dolphins can live up to 45-50 years.
A threat to them are humans because sometimes when people fish like for tuna they catch them instead. Sometimes they get caught because they run into a net, and other equipment people use for fishing. When the dolphins swim in groups they’re called a pod. Male dolphins is called bulls, females are called cows, and baby dolphins are called calves. I got my information from http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bottlenose-dolphin/ and from http://www.dolphins-world.com/bottlenose-dolphin-facts/ By Trinity
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Lr3FpG-eM
http://www.dolphins-world.com/bottlenose-dolphin-facts/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bottlenose-dolphin/#bottlenose-dolphin-jumping.jpg
