
A dolphin's tail fluke is the "fin" in the back.
It is VERY powerful and enables them to swim amazingly fast!
The powerful flukeThe dolphins tail fluke (fin) is not perpendicular (up and down)
like a fish or a shark.
COMMUNITY Dolphins like to live in warm, shallow waters along the coast. You
can find them in oceans, but also in guls, lagoons, bays and even harbors! Sometimes
they come into large rivers, and sometimes they go further out to sea. Dolphins live
in family groups called pods.
HUNTING Adult dolphins eat about 14 pounds of fish, shrimp, and squid each day.
ARE DOLPHINS PROTECTED? Bottlenose dolphins are protected by the Marine Mammal Act which says that you cant kill, feed, or bother any marine mammal (seals, whales, otters, etc.) This only holds true for the United States. Many other countries still hunt dolphins and whales for food and for medicines made from their oil.
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More Dolphin Anatomy: Mouth, Melon, Blowhole, Fins, Belly, Fluke, Inside or Calves