TEKS REPORT:

DOLPHIN
MEMBER:
 HERVIAN UTAMA PUTRA
 DIAZ FASHA
 AHMAD SUHERMAN
 FATHURRAHMAN
 DOLPHIN

 Dolphins are marine mammals with a very

high inteligence. There are more than 40
species of them spread around the world.
Most of them live in the ocean, but some of
them such as the Chinese river dolphin live in
the river. They consume fish and squid as their
main diet but some of them also eat other
marine mammals.
  THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF EACH SPECIES IS DIFFERENT. MAUI’S DOLPHIN (THE SMALLEST DOLPHIN) CAN
GROW TO THE SIZE OF 1,7 M WITH THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 50 KG. WHILE THE LARGEST
DOLPHIN, THE KILLER WHALE, CAN REACH THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF 9,5 M WITH THE MAXIMUM BODY
WEIGHT OF 10 TONS. THEY HAVE STREAMLINED BODIES AND TWO FLIPPERS LOCATED ON LEFT AND
RIGHT BOTTOM OF THEIR BODY. THOSE FLIPPERS ARE CALLED “PECTORAL FINS”. ON THE TOP OF
THEIR BODY, THERE IS A LARGE FIN CALED AS “DORSAL FIN”.

MAUI’S KILLER
DOLPHIN WHALE

 A DOLPHIN BREATHE THROUGH A HOLE LOCATED ON TOP OF THEIR HEAD. IT IS CALLED AS

“BLOWHOLE”. THEY HAVE A LONG SNOUT CALLED AS “ROSTRUM”. THE TAIL OF A DOLPHIN CONSIST
OF SEVERAL PARTS, THEY ARE: PEDUNCLE (THE TAIL STOCK), FLUKES (THE FLAT PART OF THEIR TAIL
WHICH SPLIT INTO TWO), AND THE MEDIAN NOTCH (THE MIDDLE PART OF THE TWO FLUKES).
 FACTS
 TO KEEP WARM, DOLPHINS HAVE A LAYER OF FAT, CALLED BLUBBER, BENEATH THEIR SKIN. THIS LAYER OF FAT
ALLOWS DOLPHINS TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT BODY TEMPERATURE, EVEN IN THE COLDEST WATERS.
 DOLPHINS HUNT AND EAT FISH AND SQUID. KILLER WHALES EAT OTHER SEA MAMMALS, SEA TURTLES, AND
BIRDS. DOLPHINS USE THEIR TEETH TO CATCH PREY. SOME DOLPHINS HAVE AS MANY AS 250 CONE-SHAPED
TEETH. DOLPHINS USE THEIR TEETH FOR CUTTING, NOT CHEWING. THEY SWALLOW PREY WHOLE OR IN LARGE
CHUNKS.

 DOLPHINS TAKE CARE OF OTHER DOLPHINS THAT NEED HELP. DOLPHINS WILL EVEN HOLD A SICK OR INJURED
DOLPHIN UP OUT OF THE WATER SO THAT IT WILL NOT DROWN.
 DOLPHINS MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS TO HELP THEM “SEE” IN DEEP, DARK OCEANS OR MUDDY RIVERS. THEY SEND
OUT CLICKS AND WAIT FOR THE SOUND TO REBOUND BACK TO THEM. IN THIS WAY, DOLPHINS CAN DETECT
OBSTACLES AND UNSEEN FOOD.
 THE SMART FISH
• COMPARED TO OTHER ANIMALS, DOLPHINS ARE BELIEVED TO BE VERY INTELLIGENT. DOLPHINS HAVE
EXCELLENT EYESIGHT AND HEARING AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO USE ECHOLOCATION FOR FINDING THE
EXACT LOCATION OF OBJECTS. DOLPHINS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER BY CLICKING, WHISTLING AND
OTHER SOUNDS.
• DOLPHINS OFTEN DISPLAY A PLAYFUL ATTITUDE WHICH MAKES THEM POPULAR IN HUMAN CULTURE. THEY
CAN BE SEEN JUMPING OUT OF THE WATER, RIDING WAVES, PLAY FIGHTING AND OCCASIONALLY
INTERACTING WITH HUMANS SWIMMING IN THE WATER.

• DOLPHINS ARE CARNIVORES (MEAT EATERS). DOLPHINS CONSUME A VARIETY OF PREY INCLUDING FISH,
SQUID AND CRUSTACEANS.