For Pet Day we had to write a story about a certain animal without saying what your animal is in our story. Can you guess what my animal is??
They have a slim streamlined body that helps them glide through the water. Females can grow up 1.7 meters in length.This intelligent creature has 3 black rounded fins, with one perched on top of its back. It has a 2 pointed black tail that helps them reach speeds of 30 km. As time passes, a female can weigh up to 50kg although they weigh under 20kg when they were little.The mammal has petite beady eyes placed on either side of it’s head, a black oval marking covers the area of the eye. It has a short rounded snout that merges with the face.Its blowhole is located directly above the eyes.
Silky smooth skin coats the playful marine mammal. A foggy grey and white colour covers most of the body apart from the fins, tail, underbelly and eye area. These curious creatures have very sensitive skin so you can’t touch them too much.
Whenever they want to find food they use something called echolocation this is when they use high frequency clicks that bounce off surrounding objects and fish. This allows them to find fish that might be hiding in the sand,reefs or murky waters. Despite other species using whistles to communicate this creature communicates with clicks that the human ear cannot hear. Another way they talk to one another by slapping their tails against the water or leaping in the air.
This mammal has a massive personality, one thing they love to do is surf the waves. There babies are more playful than adults, sometimes they can be very curious and swim near people. They are unique because there is less than 100 of their species left.You would often see them leaping and diving in the water or swimming with their pod. Another reason why the are so unique is because they have a rounded dorsal fin rather than a pointy one.
