Student Resources
Download the Dolphin Study Guide!
Dolphin Facts
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
- Class: Mammalia, Carnivore
- Lifespan: 20 – 40 years
- Length: 6 – 13 feet
- Weight: 330 to 440 lbs.
- Group: Pod of up to 12 individuals
- Status: Least Concern
Dolphin Media
Dolphin Print-outs
http://www.allaboutmammals.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Bottledolphintemplate.shtml
National Geographic: The Secret Language of Dolphins
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/AnimalsNature/Dolphin-language
Winter's Webcam!
http://www.cmaquarium.org/webcam.html
Dolphin Sites
Clearwater Marine Aquarium: Dolphins
http://ded183-lin-79-183.netsonic.net/~admin164/cms/index.php?page=dolphins
National Geographic Creature Feature
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Bottlenose-dolphin
Seaworld Dolphin Facts
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/index.htm
Other Famous Dolphins
Ecco the Dolphin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecco_the_Dolphin_%28series%29
Flipper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_%281964_TV_series%29