● NAMA:M.

LABIB NAYLA FAHMI

● NO:14
● KELAS:9A

spinner dolphin

S p in n e r d o lp h in , a ls o k n o w n a s lo ng -s n o u te d d o lp h in b elo n g s to th e f a m ily o f o c ea n
d o lp h in s . T h ere a re 4 s u b s p ec ies o f s p in n e r d o lp h in s th a t c a n b e fo u n d in tro p ic a l a n d
s u b tro p ic a l o c e a n s a ro un d th e w o rld .

S p in n in g d o lp h in c a n rea c h 6 to 7 fee t in len g th a n d 1 3 0 to 1 7 0 p o u n d s o f w eig h t. M a les

a re la rg er th a n f em a le s . S p in n in g d o lp h in s h a ve d a rk g rey b a c k s . G re y c o lo r fa d e s o n
la te ra l s id es o f th e b o d y. B e lly is lig h t g re y o r w h ite-c o lo red . D a rk g rey s trip e s tretc h es
fro m eye to th e flip p er. S p in n er d o lp h in h a s s m a ll h ea d , lo n g , th in b e a k a n d 4 5 to 6 5 s h a rp
tee th o n e a c h s id e o f th e u p p e r a n d lo w e r ja w . It h a s s len d er b o d y, n a rro w rib c a g e a n d
tria n g u la r d o rs a l fin .

S p in n e r d o lp h in is n o c tu rn a l c rea tu re (a c tive d u rin g th e n ig h t). It u s u a lly s le ep s in th e b a ys

d u rin g th e d a y. S p in n er d o lp h in is a c a rn ivo re (m ea t-e a te r) . Its d iet is b a s ed o n s q uid s ,
fis h a n d s h rim p s . S p in n er d o lp h in s h u n t c o o p e ra tive ly, o rg a n ize d in g ro u p s . T he y
c o m m u n ic a te v ia c lic k s a n d w h is tles to lo c a te p o s itio n o f d o lp h in s in th e g ro u p a n d to
d e ve lo p s tra te g y req u ire d fo r th e s u c c es s fu l h u n t.
S p in n e r d o lp h in s a re v ery s o c ial a n im a ls . T h ey live in g ro up s (c a lled p o d s ) o f 1 0 0 to 1 . 0 0 0
a n im a ls . S c ie n tis ts b eliev e th a t e a c h s p in n er d o lp h in p ro d u c es s p ec ific w h is tle w h ic h c a n
b e re c o g n ize d b y o th e r m em b ers o f the g ro u p .