Animals: Bottlenose Dolphins
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| Animals: Bottlenose Dolphins |
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Description:
| Read about the behavior, appearance, and distribution of bottlenose dolphins. Learn how these mammals communicate with each other. Includes videos, photographs, sound files, a coloring page, and online games. There are links to eThemes resources on dolphins and whales. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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Resource Links:
| ZoomWhales.com: Bottlenose Dolphin
Read through some brief information about bottlenose dolphins. Includes "Dolphin Printout" and "Dolphin Anatomy: Label Me!" activity pages. NOTE: This site contains Google banner ads.
National Geographic Creature Feature: Bottlenose Dolphins Facts
Learn some fun facts about bottlenose dolphins and how they communicate with others. Includes a one-minute video of a dolphin leaping and a one-minute audio file of a dolphin's sound. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Scholastic: Wild Animal Watch: Dolphins
Explore the links to learn more about dolphins. This site has answers to many questions about dolphins. Includes a teacher's guide.
Whale Songs: Cetacean Information
Read some brief facts about bottlenose dolphins. NOTE: The site includes sponsored ads.
Defenders of Wildlife: Bottlenose Dolphin Fact Sheet
More brief facts about bottlenose dolphins. NOTE: This site contains ads.
NOAA Photo Library
Veiw this large photograph of a mother and juvenile bottlenose dolphin.
Dolphin Institute
Read about studies of dolphin sensory perception, cognition, and intelligence. Click on the links at left to explore. The reading level is difficult.
Previews of Bottlenose Dolphin Images
This site has several colorful images of bottlenose dolphin.
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
This site has extensive information about dolphins, including their communication, behaviors, and more.
Cole: A Bottlenose Dolphin
This site has brief information about the recovery of a bottlenose dolphin.
Bottlenose Dolphin Coloring Sheet
Use this black and white drawing of bottlenose dolphins as a coloring sheet. This might be more suited to younger students.
SeaWorld: Bottlenose Dolphins
This site has lots of information about Bottlenose Dolphins, including their scientific classification, physical characteristics, diet, behavior, and more. There are also several pictures.
Britannica Concise
This encyclopedia entry has photographs and a video. Scroll down and click on the chart to enlarge it and look at the different members of the dolphin family.
Animaux: Bottlenose Dolphins
This Canadian site has photographs and information on possible dolphin culture. Some titles are in French. NOTE: This site has a definite bias.
Animals of the US Navy Marine Mammal Program
This site has many photographs of bottlenose dolphins. NOTE: This site has a definite bias.
Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
Students can read this rescue story about "Scrappy" the bottlenose dolphin.
Dolphin Whistles
Learn how dolphins communicate and name each other by using whistling sounds. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Bottlenose Dolphin
Read facts about the bottlenose dolphin as well as listen and watch examples of these mammals. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Discovery: Dolphin Training
Watch this Discovery Channel video to see how bottlenose dolphins are trained. NOTE: This site contains ads.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Dolphins
On these sites you can read about the behavior, appearance, and distribution of dolphins. Learn the differences between dolphins and porpoises, and find out about some of the threats to dolphin survival. There are facts, videos, pictures, printouts, and classroom activities.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Whales
These sites are about whales. Learn about the characteristics, behavior, and classification of whales. Topics include the habitat, life cycle, communication methods, and migration. There are videos, photographs, and sound files. Several hands-on activities and online games and quizzes are included.
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ME Standards:
A.3, B.4
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 1, 3, 4, 6, 3, 4
NV Standards:
L.5.C.3, L.5.C.5, L.8.C.3
OH Standards:
2.B.2, 2.B.3, 2.A.5, 2.B.3, 2.C.4, 2.C.5, 2.C.2
UT Standards:
V.2.a, V.2.b, V.2.c, V.2.d
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