Essays on Dolphin

The Bottlenose Dolphin is a species of dolphin and is part of the kingdom animalia, they are vertebrates because they have backbones, they are multicellular, and depend on respiration for energy. They are in the phylum Chordata because they have a backbone, they belong to…

Introduction Tursiops truncatus also known as the Bottlenose dolphin is the most studied and well-known species of the marine mammal species. They belong to the Delphinidae family in the suborder Odontoceti and order Cetacea. The Bottlenose dolphin has many impressive attributes that makes them one…

Introduction Cognition is the understanding and development of mental processes through senses and experiences to obtain knowledge. The areas of cognition in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) I will be exploring are: long term memory, attention and sensory perception. Early interest in bottlenose dolphin cognition arose…

Dolphins are lovely and smart animals, but dolphin population worldwide are facing a significant threat. In the area as large as America, there are reports about the massive mortalities of dolphins within a few months. The stranding of more than 740 bottlenose dolphins (approximately 50%…

Introduction The Hector’s dolphin is a mammal. Its scientific name is Cephalorhynchus hectori. This dolphin is the smallest marine animals on earth. Hector’s dolphins often prefer to travel in small groups of up to 5, though they can be seen in pods of 20 or…