Bottlehead dolphins

Normally they have got cone-shaped strong teeth which they use to grasp their prey . Each bottle nose dolphin is capable of hunting for its own food , but when they are many they apply some skills and strategy whereby they communicate through squeaks , whistles , body language , slapping of tails and butting of head to alert fellow dolphins on presence of food source . They are able to direct a shoal of fish and keep them together as they kill and eat them . They also practice fish whacking where by the stunned fish and thrown out

of water where it is easily caught

Bottle nose dolphins also locate prey by producing sound and latter listening to the echo . The echo is transmitted through two small ears near the eye .thus when the echo is returning the object of interest is approached as the echo grows louder . This process of hunting is called etholocation . Bottle nose dolphins have got a strong signal sense advanced spectral qualities which are well distributed thus help in echolocation qualities

The bottle nose dolphins have sharp eye sight located at the sides of the head and have a reflecting membrane at the back of their retina which aids vision in time of dim light . They are also able to both in deep water and air

Conclusion

From the above discussion it is clear that Bottle noser dolphins have unique hunting skills , they have large dorsal fins that help in fast movement which help it catch its food , there are however many types of dolphins , there are over 32 types of dolphins which have differing characteristics and hunting strategies

References

Sea world organization (2008 ) bottle nose dolphins , retrieved on 26th May , available at HYPERLINK "http /www .seaworld .org /infobooks /Bottlenose /home .html http /www .seaworld .org /infobooks /Bottlenose /home .html...