Blue Dolphins

Name of animal
Blue Dolphins
Where does it live?
Dolphins live in saltwater but they can also live in freshwater locations.Only a handful of the species though are known to thrive in freshwater region.They tend to stick to the shallow areas of the water found along the continental shelves.
What does it eat?
Since wild dolphins catch and eat their food underwater and research is expensive and often hard to do,most of the data regarding their feeding habits has come from analyzing the contents of the stomachs of dead animals that wash up on the beach.
Are they hunted?
The annual dolphin hunt provides income for local residents,but has received international criticism for both the alleged cruelty of the dolphin killing and the high mercury levels of the dolphin meat.According to the Japanese Fisheries Research Agency,1,623 dolphins were caught in Wakayama Prefecture in 2007 for human consuption or resale to dolphinariums,and most of these were caught in Taiji.The dolphin drive hunt takes place every year from September to April.
Any special modifications for living in the sea?
All marine mammals have special traits to allow them to dive deep and stay underwater for a long time.At some point,all must return to the surface to breath.Whales and dolphins breath to single or paired blowholes on the dorsal (back) surface of their head.During diving,the heartbeat slows down.When diving,blood is directly away from tissues that can handle low oxygen levels and toward the heart and brain where oxygen is needed the most.
information about their babies?
Baby dolphins will mature at 10 to 12 years.Mother dolphins have a baby every 2 years approximately.Calves are born in the water.The babies weight about 44 pound at birth and are about 42 to 52 inches.The calve begins to talk at about a few days.Their vocalism is better with age.
any other interesting facts
An interesting fact about dolphins is that their are pink dolphins that live in the Amazon River.They can also live in the Orinoco River.They’re notable and easily recongizable because they’re skin is pinkish hue.There are officially two recongnized species or the Amazon river dolphins.They’re part of the folklore of the people who live around them.