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Dolphin skin - it's amazing!

How does a dolphin move so fast through the water?
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Adaptations of marine organisms (Science Learning Hub)

Learn more about different adaptations and how they can support other animals living in the ocean. 


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Experiment: Create a blubber glove

Dolphin skin helps them move fast, but how do they keep warm in the water?

Get an adult to help you do the following experiment and feel how important it is that dolphins have blubber (fat) under their skin as well!

Create a blubber glove (PDF - Whale and Dolphin Conservation)

Barnacle

 

An animal with an outer shell which attaches itself to a surface such as a rock, and feeds by filtering food out of the water using its feathery legs.

Mussel

 

A dark blue, black, or brown shellfish that has two long oval shells. You will find them on the rocky shore, clumped together and attached to rocks. Mussels are ‘filter feeders’ that play an important role in the health of our oceans.

Squid

 

A long, fast sea creature with eight arms and two long tentacles. Most squid can change the colour of their skin so that they can blend into the background and avoid being eaten by dolphins!

Shed

 

When an animal sheds its skin a top layer of dead skin comes off them, leaving a new layer underneath.

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