Predators_And_Prey_Of_The_Bottlenose_Dolphin

Predators And Prey Of The Bottlenose Dolphin Predators and Prey of Bottlenose Dolphins In Shark Bay, Western Australia Many people think that dolphins are able to live their lives free of constraints and worries that most animals must face. However, this is not the case. Dolphins are almost constantly on the lookout for their next meal, and sometimes they must travel large distances to find food. Also, sharks appear to be a major threat to dolphins, especially calves. Despite the apparent importance of food availability and predation risk, there have been no studies that have systematically addressed this problem. The bottlenose dolphins of Shark Bay are perhaps the best studied dolphins in the world. Since 1982, members of the Dolphins of Shark Bay Research foundation have collected data on the social lives of the dolphins near Monkey Mia, where six dolphins visit the beach to be fed by people. The study has found that these animals have complex social lives with stable social bonds that may last a lifetime. The dolphins also show different patterns of habitat use. Some dolphins spend a lot of time in shallow seagrass areas while others prefer deeper areas in the bay. Why do dolphins use the habitats that they do' We still don't know, dolphins, sharks, shark, habitats, habitat, food, bay, risk, fish, tiger, dolphin, areas, animals, predation, however, time, threat, social, should, research, prey, predator, patterns, major, lives, large, group, different, decisions, data, case, bottlenose, based, availability, year, while