Dolphin Time by April D.

Dolphin Time

STAGE OF THE LIFE CYCLE: ALL STAGES YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW DOLPHINS SURVIVE THEY HAVE A POD TO SURIVE FUN FACTS: DID YOU KNOW THAT DOLPHINS USE SEA SPONGES TO PROTECT THERE SNOUTS FROM SPHARP ROCKS?

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contents 1 STAGE ONE:Â BIRTH

2 STAGE TWO: CHILDHOOD

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STAGE THREE: PUBERTY

4 4 STAGE FOUR: ADULT 5 HOW A DOLPHIN SURVIVES

6 FUN FACTS FOR KIDS

STAGE ONE: BIRTH

Adult dolphins give birth to their young and suckle(feed and milk their babies) them. When born they come out tail-first and are immediately strong swimmers.

Then they have to go to the surface to breath air. They are nursed for 1 or 2 years long. This is when the mother carries the child in they womb.It takes about 12 months for the baby dolphin to be ready to be born.

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STAGE TWO: CHILDHOOD

The young dolphin stays in the care of their mother for 3-8 months. When they are 6 mouths old they can eat sea food. Which consists of mainly fish and crustaceans.

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STAGE THREE: PUBERTY

When the dolphin reaches the age of puberty)from 3-8 years of age.They start trying to mate. The mating period is in spring and autumn) and last about 12 months(1 year).When they have found a mate they have a baby.The mother will protect and care for the calf as well as other female pod members.

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STAGE FOUR: ADULT

Have several mates pregnancies takes 10-17 months) apending on species. Give birth to one calf every two years. Bottle nose dolphin adults grow up to around 4m long. Female dolphins give birth to a calf.

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HOW A DOLPHIN WHAT A DOLPHIN SURVIVES EATS: How a Dolphin Protects Itself Dolphins protect themselfs by being in a school or pod to protect from killer whales and great white sharks.If their are a lot of dolphins a predator will not get it.They can ecape their predator just by leaveing as fast as it can.

SQUID ANCHOVIES CRABS AND MACKEREL When a Dolphin Protects Itself There call there pod.If one female has a calf a dolphin babysitter will take care of it.A dolphin will use a sea sponge to protect it's snout from sharp rocks. A dolphin will hunt with it's pod if one didn't get a fish one of the dolphins will get one for it.

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fun facts . Dolphins are the most popular mammals for there intelligence and knowledge dolphins belong to the family of Delphinus . Dolphins have 30 diffrent dolphins.

Estamate to 2,0000 dolphins in captive that live in water parks and dolphinarium's . They tend to shallow water . Dolphins use a method of communication known as echolocation

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