ZOOTRITIONAnimals StudiedNemo's Biography

Nemo the Dolphin


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Nemo at a glance....

Name:

Nemo

Latin Name:

Tursiops truncatus

Sex:

Male

Weight:

238 kg/523 lbs

Age:

Wild, caught in 1973

 
 

Dolphins at a Glance 

Genus name:

Tursiops

Native Habitat:

lives in various freshwater and saltwater seas

Avg. Weight:

230 kg/506 lbs

Avg. Height:

3.9 m/12.8 ft 

 

Additional Information About Dolphins

The Dolphin is an aquatic mammal that is closely related to whales and porpoises. They are sleek and powerful swimmers that can be found in oceans and seas all around the world. Dolphins are different from porpoises because of their well-defined, beaklike snout and counical teeth. There are about 32 species of dolphins that range from the classic bottle-nosed to the more exotic buffeo dolphin. The buffeo dolphin, or river dolphin, can grow to 1.2 m long, making them the smallest of the dolphins. On the other hand, bottle-nosed dolphins, the largest dolphin, can grow to 3 m in length.
 
 
 

Links to Dolphin Sites

http://www.polaris.net/~rblacks/dolphins.htm

 

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