This book is dedicated to my VPK Class of 2016-2017. They are quite inquisitive about all types of animals, so they inspired me to created this ABC book about dolphins. 

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Life of the Bottlenose Dolphins

Author: Karina Palacios

Illustrated by: Karina Palacios

Aa

Bottlenose dolphins glide through the water using their curved dorsal fin, which make them awesome acrobats.

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Bb

A dolphin breathes through a single blowhole on the top surface of its head.

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Cc

These cool creatures are carnivores. They love to eat fish, but will also eat crustaceans such as shrimp and squid too.

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Dd

Dolphins don't chew. They eat fish whole and head first to avoid being harmed by the fish scales and spine.

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Ee

Dolphins use echolocation when hunting for food and to communicate with each other.

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Ff

Each lobe of the dolphin's tail is called a fluke. It helps the dolphin swim forward.

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Gg

The bottlenose dolphin is gray with a lighter belly.

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Hh

The habitat of the bottlenose dolphins are tropical and temperate oceans all throughout the world.

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Ii

Bottlenose dolphins are very intelligent and interactive.  They are fast learners and can understand human commands.

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Jj

They have excellent sense of hearing. Sounds travel through their lower jaw to their inner ear.

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Kk

These dolphins can grow to weigh as much as

500 kilograms or 1,000 pounds

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Ll

Also, these dolphins can range in length from 6 feet to 13 feet long.

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Mm

The bottlenose dolphins are also known as friendly marine mammals.

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Nn

In the past twenty years, a large amount of bottlenose dolphin have been killed due to the nets used for tuna fishery .

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Oo

Glands at the inner corners of the eye sockets secrete an oily, jelly-like mucus that lubricates the eyes, washes away debris, and proctects the dophin's eye from infections.

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Pp

They travel in pods to protect each other from predators.  These include tiger sharks, dusky sharks, and bull sharks.

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Qq

They have delicate skin but heals quickly.

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