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Show us your teeth

Yes, dolphins have teeth!  
They have about 100 pointy cone-shaped teeth to help them catch and eat their food.
In fact, they are part of the Toothed Whale family.

Dolphin are marine mammals.   They are actually small whales!
This means that it is warm-blooded, has some fur (whiskers really),
gives birth to a live calf and makes milk for it's babies.
Most dolphins live in salt water but there are some kinds that live in fresh water.
Bottlenose dolphins are usually eight to nine feet long.
The males tend to be slightly bigger than the females.

Common name:   Dolphin
Class:   Mamalia
Order:   Cetacea
Family:   Delphinidea
Genus Species:   Tursiops Truncatus
Favorite Snacks:   Fish, Squid and Shrimp
Sounds:   Clicks, Shrills, Grunts, Moans,
Creaking & Whistles

Adult dolphins eat about 14 pounds of fish, shrimp, and squid each day.

Adult Bottlenose dolphin can weigh 400-650 pounds. 

 

About how many teeth does the average dolphin have?  

 

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