Monday, January 14, 2008

THE COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN!


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mamallia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinindae
Genus: Tursiops
Species: Tursiops truncatus

Largest beaked dolphin. weighs 150-200kg. the males are much larger than the females.
They have 18-28 pairs of sharp, cone-shaped teeth. they usually travel in groups up to 12 but sometimes can join groups of several hundreds. they can swim about 19kph or 12mph. It is believed they have a complex language using click-like sounds made by their nasal sacs. they eat squid, eel, shrimp, and a wide variety of fish.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great Val! What's its name? Keep up the good work!