Curated OER
Label the Dolphin
In this diagram activity students write and label the parts of the dolphin. Students use nine vocabulary words pertaining to the various body parts of the dolphin.
Other
Field Trip Earth: Outer Banks Dolphin Research
Learn fascinating facts about the bottlenose dolphin and see what actual scientists do in the field when they study this animal in North Carolina.
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Bottlenose Dolphins
Outlines the characteristics of the bottlenose dolphin, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Bottlenose Dolphin
Use this resource to find information on Bottlenose Dolphins.
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium: Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical, and other unique characteristics of the Common Bottlenose Dolphin.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Dolphin Sponge Moms
Some bottlenose dolphins in Australia use a sponge (kind of like a glove) to protect the dolphin when it pokes around on the bottom of the bay. Do they figure this trick out on their own or do they inherit this ability or is it something...
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Bottlenose Dolphin
Learn about the bottlenose dolphin in this reference guide. Reference guide includes information on the dolphin's physical characteristics, habitat, diet, breeding pattern, behavior, and conservation status.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Bottle Nosed Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus)
Illustrated entry describes the Bottle Nosed Dolphin with details about its habitat, physical characteristics, temperament, and other facts.
Other
The Dolphin Institute: For Kids!
Great interactive site for elementary and middle school students. Learn about the order cetaceans, mysticetes, odontocetes, (baleen whales and toothed whales) and bottlenose dolphins. Then play some interactive games after learning about...
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Bottlenose Dolphin
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.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: All About Whales
This site provides a great deal of information about whales.
Other
Shark Friends Dolphin and Porpoise Page
Dive down deep with these adorable sea creatures and users discover more about them. Includes information on all different types such as the Humpback, Orca, Spinner and many more!
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife: Fact Sheets
Here you can find fact sheets on over 50 species of animals. Find an animal by where it lives in the world, and learn all about it.
Chicago Zoological Society
Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Bottlenose Dolphin
Get acquainted with the bottlenose dolphin by browsing this animal quide from the Brookfield Zoo. Highlights include quick facts, a photo, and details on the appearance, social behaviors, communication, and habitat of these aquatic mammals.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Bottlenosed Dolphin
This is a personal site from Unique Australian Animals that provides a simple description of a bottlenose dolphin.
Other
National Aquarium: Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
Peruse this site and learn about the physical characteristics, diet, size, range, population status, and natural predators of the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Bottlenose Dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins have widely spaced eyes, relatively long flippers, a rounded forehead (called a melon), a relatively short, broad snout, and a mouth that seems permanently twisted into a grin. Inside the mouth are as many as 100...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Dolphins
Kids learn how dolphins eat, sleep, and live together. Bottlenose dolphins and orcas travel the ocean in pods.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Dolphins
Learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, conservation status, and other fun facts about this playful marine mammal.