...Behavioral adaptations dolphins have? And the...

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THIS IS ONLY THE ADAPTATIONS FOR THE DOLPHIN... HOPEFULLY IT WILL HELP A dolphin usually breathes once or twice a minute. A dolphin can hold its breath no longer than seven minutes but only if it is an emergency. To do that, they have a slow heart rate so that oxygen is not used faster. During each breath, a dolphin exchanges 80% or more of its lung air, compared to humans, that use 17%. Dolphins have blubber instead of fur. Blubber is a cover that holds in heat. This keeps them warm when the water temperature drops. Dolphins� teeth are usually made for grasping not chewing. If a dolphin needs to make its food into smaller pieces, it will grasp its food and throw it against the water and makes it easier to eat their food.

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Question by whit
Submitted on 5/6/2004
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What is the Behavioral adaptations dolphins have? And the Physical?

Answer by Christina
Submitted on 5/25/2004
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dolphin

Answer by jr
Submitted on 6/12/2004
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dolphins are arguably the third smartest animals on the planet (behind humans and chimps), they are actually able to learn from the mothers, any behaivour picked up as in a special way of fishing, will be passed on to them, and they will in turn learn it (as supposed to instinct)

Answer by mimi
Submitted on 11/4/2004
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well they can stay under water without breathing for 15 minutes

Answer by blah
Submitted on 11/6/2004
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why do you want to no u byotch?

Answer by crazy
Submitted on 11/7/2004
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they have big ears and pointed toes and 17 fingers on each hand. They also have hairy armpits with orange hair.

Answer by Ashlyn
Submitted on 11/22/2004
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The behavioral adaptations for a dolphin is swimming, diving, respiration,thermoregulation, and sleep.

Answer by Kristen Ann Fox
Submitted on 12/4/2004
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What are Dolphins adaptated TWO?

Answer by sabbie
Submitted on 12/27/2004
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why doesn't the third smartest animal swim around the nets then????? couldn't there mothers teach them that special skill after all the years they have dwelled on this planet???? i know if most of my relatives and ancestors died in fishing nets i would have learned by now to stay away and would teach my offspring to do the same

Answer by bla bla
Submitted on 1/24/2005
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dolphin, swim, preety

Answer by toto
Submitted on 4/18/2005
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they are great because they are great

Answer by Jenny
Submitted on 9/10/2005
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dophins are cute animals

Answer by Abby Heitzenrater
Submitted on 10/26/2005
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Do Dolphins have any other behavioral adaptations (more specific) I am doing a report in Science Thanks

Answer by lolo
Submitted on 1/24/2006
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Answer by JEAN
Submitted on 2/17/2006
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dolphins are arguably the third smartest animals on the planet (behind humans and chimps), they are actually able to learn from the mothers, any behaivour picked up as in a special way of fishing, will be passed on to them, and they will in turn learn it (as supposed to instinct)

Answer by Ava
Submitted on 7/3/2006
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You need to update your information. Pigs are highly intelligent animals, much more so than dogs and chimps. I don't know about dolphins, the lack of ability to communicate on any meaningful level inhibits our ability to test. It's really a good thing pigs are generally found to be so unattractive, because if they weren't people would be more interested in them, find out how smart they are and then they would have a much harder time eating bacon.

Answer by Chickadee
Submitted on 12/7/2006
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A few adaptations are shared by all the orgainisms in the kelp-forst ecosystem. All are adapted to live in a salt environment. All are adapted to live in cold water. All are adapted to withstand the rigors of tidal surge. They do not have the same adaptations for dealing with these important environmental factors, but they all have adaptations. By contrast, none of the organisms in the mountain-forest ecosystem has an adaptation for even one of the major kepl-forest factors.

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Answer by dfa
Submitted on 7/5/2006
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skid mark...

Answer by polly
Submitted on 7/19/2006
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dolphins r so cool man yo!

Answer by dive
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Answer by Prinsee
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i think doplins have no ne

Answer by sucky
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ya what jr said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!��

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I am not really sure...

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