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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Bottlenose Dolphins

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the bottlenose dolphin, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Bottlenose Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
Just about everyone has watched a Bottlenose dolphin perform on film or in real life. But what else do you know about them? Read this detailed fact sheet to find out more about the Bottlenose.
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Discovery Education

Animal Planet: Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin including what they eat and how they find food using a process called echolocation.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: All About Dolphins

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Dolphin expert Dan Odell answers basic questions about dolphins and their lives.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Bottlenosed Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a personal site from Unique Australian Animals that provides a simple description of a bottlenose dolphin.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Amazon River Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here at the British Broadcasting Corporation to learn more about the Amazon river dolphin and to examine some nice photos of them.
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Other

The Dolphin Place

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you're interested in dolphins, then you've come to the right place! Get great information that covers intelligence, physiology, and communication of the dolphin. There are even links to pictures and other sites that contain...
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NOAA

Noaa: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises (Order Cetacea)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the over 70 species of Cetaceans, or whales, dolphins, and porpoises in the ocean. Read about their behaviors, strandings, and their special sense: echolocation
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Other

Fishin for Facts Library

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that includes a wealth of information on whales, sharks, penguins and squid.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Does an Ultrasonic Sensor Work?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn how ultrasonic sensors work, reinforcing the connection between this sensor and how humans, bats, and dolphins estimate distance.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Auditory Communication

For Students 3rd - 8th
Describing some of the reasons that animals make sounds, this website gives concrete examples that make acoustic (auditory) communication easy to understand.