Bottlenose dolphin

Bottlenose dolphin

..Dolphin Defenders!!

&

Hi, my name is Bond..Bottlenose Bond, and

my secret mission today is to turn all of you in to..

What is aDolphin Defender ?

• A Dolphin Defender is someone who loves dolphins and other animals

• Is keen to learn more about them and how they live

• Wants to help protect them, other marine wildlife and the ocean in which they live

• Is that you??

Sea Watch is a charity that works closely with the public to protect (conserve) whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) in British and Irish waters

Who is Sea Watch Foundation ?

Phew! That is good news, because I am a porpoise

Our research provides important information on changes to their numbers (population size), where they live and the condition of their habitats. This information is used to help conserve and protect these mysterious creatures.

Do you know the difference between types of sea animal?

Which of these are fish?

Sting ray

Piranha

Butterfly fish

Crab

SwordfishShark

Porpoise

Sperm Whale

Killer Whale

OctopusTurtle

Blue Whale

Fish

Did you know… sharks and rays don’t have any bones! Only

cartilage, which is what is in our nose and ears!

What are these animals?

Mammals

So what do we know about mammals?

Breath air

Breath air Young Young drink milk

drink milk

Live

Live

young

young

Warm blood

FlippersFlippers

Smooth skinSmooth skin

Blubber to keep Blubber to keep warmwarm

Eat fish and other marine Eat fish and other marine creaturescreatures

Communicate using Communicate using soundsound

What about mammals that live

in the sea?

3 types of cetacean3 types of cetaceanPorpoisesPorpoises

WhalesWhales

DolphinsDolphins

How many of you make up the length of a blue whale?

How long does it take you to run the length of a blue whale?

Let’s go outside and find out!

Now it’s time to have some fun!!

Do you know what sounds I make?

• They use sound to talk to each other

• They use sound to find fish

• Different types (species) have different sounds

Let’s listen to some of their sounds

• Humpback whale • Right whale• Sperm whale

•Now it’s your turn!•Can you hear their sounds over boat noises?

Which whales and dolphins might we see here in

Cardigan Bay?

That’s me!

Bottlenose dolphin Atlantic grey seal

Harbour porpoise

CARDIGAN BAY - BND

CARDIGAN BAY - BND

CARDIGAN BAY - BND

CARDIGAN BAY - BND

The harbour porpoisePhocoena phocoena

Cardigan Bay – hp killings

May 2009May 2009

The Atlantic grey sealHalichoerus grypus

• Illness because of pollution and rubbish

• Competition over fish with humans

• Capture and drowning in fishing nets

• Becoming stranded on beaches because of noisy Navel ships that use

sonar, or drilling

• Being injured by boat propellers

A Dolphin Defender needs to know what threats we face so they can help..

So what’s the harm in plastic?

What can you do to help?

• Report your sightings

• Adopt a dolphin

• Reduce rubbish in the sea……. so don’t litter! …. and clean up rubbish you see on

the beach!

ChrisChris

Nic NicNic Nic FlintFlint TopnotchTopnotchSmoothySmoothy

With Sea Watch protecting us we can live safely and happily, and I’ll

always have lots of brothers, sisters and cousins to play with!

Yeah, and me too

www.seawatchfoundation.org.ukwww.adoptadolphin.org.uk

Congratulation you are now a dolphin defender! Thanks

for listening!

Go to our website for more sounds and videos about all the wales and dolphins.