DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES

DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES

Do you know the difference between a porpoise and a dolphin?

1. What two animals are we reading about:

a. Turtles and Ducksb. Turtles and Porpoisesc. Dolphins and Ducksd. Dolphins and PorpoisesDolphins and Porpoises

Both can be found in oceans all over the world, and both are in the same family of animals, which includes 40 other species. These ocean animals look similar, but they are very different types of creatures.

2. How many different types of creatures are in the same family as dolphins and Porpoises?

a. Twentyb. Thirtyc. Fortyd. Ten

Forty

Porpoises have rounded heads and short noses. They do not grow longer than 6 feet in length and weigh less than 300 pounds. The teeth of porpoises are blunt and do not have sharp points like the teeth of dolphins. Porpoises travel in small groups of 2 to 4.

3. List five traits of Porpoises.

SIX TRAITS OF PORPOISES1. Round heads2. Short noses3. Less than 6 feet long4. Less than 300 pounds5. Blunt teeth6. Travel in small groups of 2 to 4

Dolphins are much larger and have a more elongated shape than porpoises. Dolphins grow between 6 feet and 26 feet in length and weigh between 70 and 1500 pounds. They have sharp teeth and long noses. Dolphins travel in sizeable groups, called pods, with 2 to more than 100 members.

4. List five traits of Dolphins.

FIVE TRAITS OF DOLPHINS

1. Long noses2. Between 6 and 26 feet long3. Between 70 and 1500 pounds4. Sharp teeth5. Travel in large “pods” from 2 to 100

PORPOISE AND DOLPHIN

Dolphin

Porpoise

Both

5. DRAW THE CIRCLES AND WORDS BELOW:

Most commonly seen off the coast of North Carolina is the bottlenose dolphin.

North Carolina

U.A.E.

This smaller dolphin generally swims close to the shore in groups of 2 to 12. The bottlenose dolphin is light colored on the belly and dark colored on the back.

DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES ARE SOMETIMES HUNTED OR ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT BY FISHERMEN. THERE ARE VERY FEW DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES IN THE OCEAN. PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAREFUL TO NOT HURT THEM.

These logos show that a product did not hurt dolphins.

6. Look at the logos below and draw your own logo showing that a product is dolphin safe.

7. What is a pod of dolphins?

A group of dolphins. Fin of a dolphin. A single porpoise. Teeth of a porpoise.

A group of dolphins.

8. In this passage, the word blunt means what?

Jagged. Pointy. Rounded. Shrill.

Rounded.

9. How are dolphins different from porpoises?Dolphins are not as long as porpoises.Their teeth are more blunt than those of

porpoises.They travel in larger groups than

porpoises.Dolphins weigh less than porpoises.

They travel in larger groups than porpoises.

10.On a scale between 1 and 10 with 1 being

low and 10 being how well did you like this passage?

I liked it. I did not like it.

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