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