Bottle-nosed Dolphin
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Kingdom| Phylum| Class| Order| Family| Genius Species| Work Cited
Kingdom: Amimalia
Multicellular
Heterotroph
No cell wall
Cells organized into tissues
Phylum: Chordota
Bilateral symmetry
Segmented body including segmented muscles
3 germ layers and a wall developed coelom
single dorsal hollow nerve cord
complete digestive system
Tail projecting beyond the anus at some stage of development
Class: Mammalia
3 middle ear bones
Hair
Mammary glands
They have milk
Give birth to babies alive
Teeth
Lower jaw
Full skeleton
Chain of 3 bones in ears: malleus, incus, stapes
Order: Cetacea
Streamlined body
Paddle shaped front limbs
Vestigial ear pinnae
3 cambered stomach
No external digits or claws
Vestigial hind limbs
Basically hairless body
Family: Delphindine
Small-medium sized
Males larger than females
Common name Porpoise
In the skull the facial depression is expanded
Genius Species: Tursiopos Truncatus
Interestingly the short beak on the bottle-nosed dolphin gives it an expression that looks like a smile. The bottle-nosed dolphin that comes from the phylum Chordate is surprisingly know as a vertebrate. The Bottle-nosed dolphin has several characteristics that helps it survive in its habitat.
The Bottle-nosed dolphin has many characteristics that are interesting and some help it survive in its habitat. For example one characteristic of the Bottle-nosed dolphin is they communicate with echolocation. This shows that dolphins can communicate to each with echolocation so they can find each other. Another example is all dolphins have fins that help it swim in the ocean. This shows that dolphins need fins swim because they live in the ocean. another example is they have a charcoal body with a lighter belly that gets.
Flushed pink when its warmer. This shows that they have a light color on their bellies that gets pink when it's warmer, so they adapt to different weather climates. Dolphins are very interesting animals and have interesting physicals characteristics.
The Bottle-nosed dolphin's habitat varies inn the way they feed, travel, and how warm the water is. For example the Bottle-nosed dolphin lives in shallow waters that are near the shore and have an interesting way of feeding. This shows that when they live near shore they get their food by chasing fish onto mud banks and snapping at them while they are beached. Another example is they travel in pods. This shows that they do not like to travel alone because in the cause of and approaching predators they can help each other out. Another example is they prefer warm to tropical water. This shows that they like to stay in warm water because they are used to that sort of temperature. The Bottle-nosed dolphin's habitat has specific requirements that it needs to survive.
The Bottle-nosed dolphin has several characteristics that help it survive in its habitat. Some of the dolphin's characteristics consist of they communicate with echolocation, have fins, and a charcoal body with a lighter belly. Their habitat consists of shallow waters, they travel in pods, and they prefer warm to tropical water. We should keep for the dolphins so they can live peaceful and safe lives, and have a safe environment.
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Bottle-nosed Dolphin Glides so swiftly and so fast Always with a smile! |
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