Monday, November 24, 2014

Dolpin range, population, diet, etc

Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that includes orcas and pilot whales. They are found worldwide, mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. Dolphin coloration varies, but they are generally gray in color with darker backs than the rest of their bodies. Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that includes orcas and pilot whales. They are found worldwide, mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. Dolphin coloration varies, but they are generally gray in color with darker backs than the rest of their bodies.

Diet

Dolphins consume a variety of prey including fish, squid and crustaceans.

Population

It is difficult to estimate population numbers since there are many different species spanning a large geographic area

Range

Most species live in shallow areas of tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. Five species live in the world's rivers.



It is hard to estimate a dolphins population because there are many different species.
Most of the species live in shallow areas of tropical and temperate oceans. 

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