Michelle ~ Blacky ~ Champaz's Captures....
Dolphin Dance....
BRIEF DESCRIPTION FROM THE SCULPTURE
DOLPHINS ARE MARINE MAMMALS THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO WHALES AND PORPOISES. THEY CAN STAY UNDER WATER FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES AND CAN SWIM UP TO 260 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE WATER . THERE ARE 36 DIFFERENT TYPES OF OCEAN DOLPHINS AND 5 SPECIES OF RIVER DOLPHINS AND ARE FOUND WORLDWIDE, MOSTLY IN THE SHALLOWER SEAS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELVES. THEY ARE CARNIVORS EATING MOSTLY FISH AND SQUID. THE LARGEST DOLPHIN IS THE "KILLER WHALE" (ALSO KNOWN AS THE ORCA) BUT THE MOST COMMON KNOWN DOLPHIN IS THE " BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN" , THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR A DOLPHIN IS BETWEEN 40-50 YEARS. THEY ARE AMONG THE MOST INTELLIGENT ANIMALS, AND THEIR OFTEN- FRIENDLY APPEARANCE AND SEEMINGLY PLAYFUL ATTITUDE HAVE MADE THEM POPULAR IN HUMAN CULTURE...
INTERESTING FACT:
DOLPHINS HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS TO BREATHE...
Dolphin Dance....
BRIEF DESCRIPTION FROM THE SCULPTURE
DOLPHINS ARE MARINE MAMMALS THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO WHALES AND PORPOISES. THEY CAN STAY UNDER WATER FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES AND CAN SWIM UP TO 260 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE WATER . THERE ARE 36 DIFFERENT TYPES OF OCEAN DOLPHINS AND 5 SPECIES OF RIVER DOLPHINS AND ARE FOUND WORLDWIDE, MOSTLY IN THE SHALLOWER SEAS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELVES. THEY ARE CARNIVORS EATING MOSTLY FISH AND SQUID. THE LARGEST DOLPHIN IS THE "KILLER WHALE" (ALSO KNOWN AS THE ORCA) BUT THE MOST COMMON KNOWN DOLPHIN IS THE " BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN" , THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR A DOLPHIN IS BETWEEN 40-50 YEARS. THEY ARE AMONG THE MOST INTELLIGENT ANIMALS, AND THEIR OFTEN- FRIENDLY APPEARANCE AND SEEMINGLY PLAYFUL ATTITUDE HAVE MADE THEM POPULAR IN HUMAN CULTURE...
INTERESTING FACT:
DOLPHINS HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS TO BREATHE...