Dolphins      by: Charlisa B.

DOLHINS ARE AMAZING CREATURES. THERE ARE S ALMOST FORTY SPECIES OF DOLPHINS IN THE WORLD. THAT IS NOT THE ONLY FACTS THAT THERE ARE ABOUT DOLPHINS
     
FOR YOUR IMFORMATION, DOLPHINS ARE MAMMALS NOT FISH. THEY ARE MOSTLY FOUND IN SHALLOW WATERS IN THE OCEAN. THIER FAVORITE FOOD IS FISH AND SQUID AND SOMETIMES MILK (IF THERE A BABY). SINCE THEY ARE MAMMALS THEY HAVE BABIES INSTEAD OF EGGS. THEY ARE ONE OF THE SMARTEST ANIMAL. DOLPHINS ARE REALLY PLAYFULL. IN
CAPTIVITY THEY ENTER A DEEP SLEEP STATE WITH BOTH EYES OPEN. THEY SLEEP FOR VERY
SHORT BURST THAT LAST UP TO 4 TO 60 SECONDS. 
        
IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT THEY REACH A WILD STATE. EXEPT FOR HUMANS THEY HAVE
FEW NATURAL ENEMIES. THERE ENEMIES ARE SHARKS AND SOMETIMES KILLER WALES. DOLPHINS
SUFFER FROM DISEAES AND PARASITES. THEY HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN HUMAN
LIFE. NUMBER OF MILATERIES EMPLOY DOLPHINS TO FIND LOST OR TRAPPED HUMANS.
       
DOLPHINS ARE A POPULAR ARTISTIC MOTIV, DATING BACK TO THE ANCIENT TIMES. THE JAPANESE 
EAT THE MOST DOLPHIN MEAT. THEIR MEAT IS DENSE AND SUCH A DARK SHADE OF RED AS TO LOOK BLACK. THE FAT IS LOCATED IN THE BLUBBER IN BETWEEN THE MEAT AND THE SKIN. THE BODY OF A DOLPHIN IS GRAYISH AND THE SKIN IS SENSITIVE TO HUMAN TOUCHES. DOLPHINS HAVE 100 TEETH, BUT THEY DON`T USE THEM FOR EATING. THEY CAN CONSUME 30 POUNDS OF FISH A DAY.       

IN CONCLUTION DOLPHINS ARE AS SMART AS HUMANS. PEOPLE KILL THEM FOR THEIR MEAT (THE
JAPANESE). THEY ONLY HAVE FOUR NATURAL ENIMIES AND THEY DON`T REALY SLEEP. IF ALL
THAT SEEMS COOL GO ONLINE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM.  

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