Spotted Dolphin

By Jason Shinn

HabitatSpotted dolphins live in schools that can have

up to one-hundred members. Spotted dolphins live in warm seas.

Habitat 2Spotted dolphins are

often seen with other dolphins.

DietSpotted dolphin eat

fish , squid and crabs. Nursing females tend to eat more squid.

Diet 2Females tend to eat

more fish.

Interesting facts Spotted dolphins

send out a sound called echolocation. (Humans can’t hear it.)

Appearance

Humans swim slowly because they have hair on their bodies. Spotted dolphins barely have hair so they swim fast.

Appearance 2Spotted dolphins’ name come from their

spots. When spotted dolphins are born they have no spots.

Appearance 3Spotted dolphin have a white tipped beak.

Spotted dolphins have a gray back.

Appearance 4Spotted dolphins also have a thin, long beak.

Life cycleMating season is year round for spotted

dolphins. Female spotted dolphins have 2 to 3 years for breeding.

ConservationSpotted dolphins are endangered because

fishermen accidentally catch spotted dolphins instead of fish. Some people really try hard to save spotted dolphins.

Conservation 2Yellow fin tuna and spotted dolphins travel

together. Now fishermen practice dolphin safe fishing.

Prevost, spotted dolphins,1996

Murray, spotted dolphins, 2003

www.arkive.org/

www.nationalgeographic.com

Where I got the facts