Bottlenose dolphin

Probably a bottlenose dolphin

We all went to see whales at Peninsula Valdes in Argentina. So we got our life jackets on and headed off to the boat, Daddy gesturing to us to move ahead in the line. When we had got some way out to get to the whales, we spotted some fins in the distance, they were obviously (there is a clue in the title) bottlenose dolphins. They were doing so many amazing things Daddy tried to get all of the moves on film, but as soon as he pressed the record button the dolphins had moved into a different part of the places the eye can see.

facts

Where's my nose?

1. The bottlenose dolphins have curved mouths that makes them look like they’re smiling. They are good at mastering tricky tricks and are brilliant for circuses, not that I want them to be in circuses. 
2. In the wild bottle-nosed dolphins can reach up to and over 18mph (and 30kph).They normally travel in groups, all of them have their own complex whistles.
3. Bottlenose dolphins track their prey down through brilliant use of echolocation.They make up to 1,000 squeaking noises a second. These funny sounds travel until they hit something and then race back to the dolphin revealing the size, shape and location of the animal (unless it is a branch!!)
4. Bottlenose dolphins can live up to 45 to 50 years old. They are 10 to 14ft (3 to 4.2m) long.
5. Bottlenose dolphins are known to jump out of the water 16ft (4.9m) and land back down on their side or back. We weren’t lucky enough to see that amazing sight but even if we did Daddy would probably not have got it on camera!!!!    

    By Louis