#MarineMammalMonday Did you know? Did you know Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are found worldwide swimming in temperate and tropical waters? In order to keep themselves warm in cooler waters, dolphins have a thick layer of blubber in the hypodermal layer of their skin. Blubber is highly vascularized fat that covers dolphins’ entire bodies, excluding their appendages, and its primary function is to keep the dolphin warm, similar to the function of fur in other mammals. Blubber is just another characteristic that make dolphins so unique! Stop by Dolphins Plus to check out our beautiful dolphin family! tmmsn.org/education/dolphin_anatomy/biomechanics.htm
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:00:01 +0000
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