It could be an example of predation where one animal feeds on another. Or it could be an example of the dolphin as a consumer in the food chain.
Pink river dolphins are carnivores, primarily feeding on fish. They have sharp teeth and a carnivorous diet that consists mainly of fish, although they have been known to consume other animals such as crustaceans and small mammals.
It is not a carnivore, it is an omnivore, although its diet is almost exclusively fish.
One example of a carnivorous fish found in the Amazon is the piranha. These sharp-toothed fish are known for their scavenging and hunting habits, often feeding on smaller fish, insects, and even larger prey when in a group. Their aggressive feeding behavior has earned them a fearsome reputation.
Bottlenose dolphins appear to sometimes work in groups to herd and catch fish and other prey. They organise themselves in wide groups, rather than concentrated groups. Herding may involve the group circling the smaller fish whilst one dolphin at a time takes its turn to go in and feed, or it may involve herding them up onto a sandbank or reef. Sometimes, a couple of the dolphins in the group, or pod, will dive beneath a school of fish, virtually pushing them upward to the rest of the dolphins waiting to feed. They have even been observed hitting the fish with their tails to temporarily stun them.Bottlenose dolphins will not eat all the resources in one area, but always leave some and move on to new feeding grounds.Bottlenose dolphins eat many kinds of fish, squid, shrimp and small rays and sharks. ~Quoted from the answer to a similar question: "How does a bottlenose dolphin get its food?"
Teuthophagy is the consumption of squids by marine animals. It is a common feeding behavior observed in various species such as whales, dolphins, seals, and some fish. Squids are a nutritious food source for these marine predators.
only if they are forced to. dolphins live in big group for a reason. when they are hunting a school of fish, for example, some of the dolphins gather the fish into a small area while the other dolphins dive through the school and grab some fish. every so often they switch places
Dolphins do not live in a school. Fish do. Dolphins "grouping" are called pods.:D
An example of a behavioural adaptation in animals is the way dolphins work together to find food, often "herding" school of small fish up onto reefs and sandbars. The dolphins then take turns to feed while the other dolphins keep the fish herded.
dolphins are not a fish because fish are reptiles and dolphins are mamalsThe dolphin is not considered a fish because it is a mammal; Telltale signs of a mammal which the dolphin has but fish do not include:Giving birth to living young (not eggs that hatch)Nursing it's young with milk from mammary glands (breast feeding)Breathing air with lungs
Neither are wrong terms for describing multiple dolphins. Multiple terms have been thrown around for both dolphins and whales, trying to emphasize the fact that they aren't fish, but none have ever been selected as the official term.
Dolphins eat fish and they are smart about it. Schools of dolphins will work together when they find a school of fish. They circle the fish to make a ball and then take turns eating from the ball of fish.
Some do. For example, dolphins and whales are marine mammals and they have fins.
They eat a variety of smaller fish, as well as some squid and other cephalopods. Dolphins hunt cooperatively by herding fish together, then feeding on the massed fish or "bait ball."
They eat a variety of smaller fish, as well as some squid and other cephalopods. Dolphins hunt cooperatively by herding fish together, then feeding on the massed fish or "bait ball."
Dolphins main diet is fish. They love to eat fish. They eat fish by catching it in their mouth. They have cone shaped teeth to help them do this. They do not chew their food. They swallow it whole. Also dolphins will often work together by corralling the school of fish and then dig in and have a feast.
Sometimes several dolphins may prevent a school of fish from escaping by swimming in tight circles around it, and then heading into the middle of the trapped school to eat. A group of dolphins may also chase a school of fish onto mud flats, and then hurl themselves onto the mud to eat the stranded fish. And they sometimes blow bubbles under the fish to scare them and to make them go more to the surface
Fish eat seaweed. Dolphins eat fish. No seaweed, no fish, no dolphins.