https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd Facts about Dolphins en-us 2018-06-15 08:47:40 UTC 2026-01-03 08:08:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338420 There are more than 40 species of dolphins, but the number keeps changing as science learns more about these marine mammals.]]> 2018-06-15 08:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338420 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338513 There are more than 40 species of dolphins, but the number keeps changing as science learns more about these marine mammals.]]> 2018-06-15 08:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338513 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338559 There are more than 40 species of dolphins, but the number keeps changing as science learns more about these marine mammals]]> 2018-06-15 08:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338559 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338672 https://padlet.com/natalie53/ziuuq15bqrhihttps://padlet.com/natalie53/ziuuq15bqrhi]]> 2018-06-15 09:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338672 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338673 2018-06-15 09:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338673 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338886 Did you know killer whales are a species of dolphin?]]> 2018-06-15 09:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338886 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338972  Flipper was actually a trained, captive dolphin who did not bite the hand that fed him. However, truly wild dolphins will bite when they are angry, frustrated, or afraid.]]> 2018-06-15 09:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267338972 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339189 The biggest recorded blue whale was a female in the Antarctic Ocean that was 30.5 m long (more than 3.5 times the length of a double-decker bus and as long as a Boeing 737 plane) with an estimated weight of 144 tonnes (almost the same as 2,000 men).]]> 2018-06-15 09:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339189 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339205 The biggest recorded blue whale was a female in the Antarctic Ocean that was 30.5 m long (more than 3.5 times the length of a double-decker bus and as long as a Boeing 737 plane) w]]> 2018-06-15 09:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339205 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339320 . Dolphins are very social, living in groups that hunt and even play together. Large pods of dolphins can have 1,000 members or more.]]> 2018-06-15 09:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339320 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339327 Dolphins are mammals known for their friendliness. There are over 40 species of dolphins, the most common being the Bottlenose dolphin. ]]> 2018-06-15 09:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339327 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339413 The heart of a blue whale is about the size of a VW Beetle car and weighs up to 450kg. The aorta, a major blood vessel for the heart, is big enough for a human child to crawl through. More facts about blue whales.]]> 2018-06-15 09:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339413 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339449 Dolphins are a widely distributed and diverse group of aquatic mammals. They are an informal grouping within the order Cetacea, excluding whales and porpoises, so to zoologists the grouping is paraphyletic. ]]> 2018-06-15 09:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339449 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339496 The heart of a blue whale is about the size of a VW Beetle car and weighs up to 450kg. The aorta, a major blood vessel for the heart, is big enough for a human child to crawl through. More facts about blue whales.]]> 2018-06-15 09:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339496 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339511 Dolphins are mammals known for their friendliness. There are over 40 species of dolphins, the most common being the Bottlenose dolphin. ]]> 2018-06-15 09:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339511 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339584 The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale classified in the family Iniidae.]]> 2018-06-15 09:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339584 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339593 2018-06-15 09:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339593 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339659 A dolphin uses ecosy]]> 2018-06-15 09:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339659 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339794 Dolphins use ecosystems like bats]]> 2018-06-15 09:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267339794 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340217

They have a long pointed beak, which is very helpful in hunting in their habitat. It enables them catch fish even in tight narrow spaces.

]]> 2018-06-15 09:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340217 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340493 Dolphins nevchew their food]]> 2018-06-15 09:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340493 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340696 Because dolphins are mammals, they need to come to the surface of the water to breathe. Unlike land mammals that breathe and eat through their mouths, dolphins have separate holes for each task. Dolphins eat through their mouths and breathe through their blowholes. This prevents the dolphin from sucking up water into the lungs when hunting, reducing the risk of drowning.]]> 2018-06-15 09:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340696 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340890 Most dolphins are small, measuring less than 3 metres (10 feet) in length, and have spindle-shaped bodies, beaklike snouts .

]]> 2018-06-15 09:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267340890 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267341039 The Blue Whale is the largest known mammal that has ever lived, and the largest living animal, at up to 110 feet long and 150 tons. Most whales are quite active in the water. They jump high, or breach, out of the water and land back in the water.]]> 2018-06-15 09:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267341039 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267341136 There are an incredible amount of different species of whale and they all have their own unique identities and characteristics!]]> 2018-06-15 09:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267341136 https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267341306 There are an incredible amount of different species of whale and they all have their own unique identities and characteristics!]]> 2018-06-15 09:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie53/jwrsmbgsxcrd/wish/267341306