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What is the dolphins diet?

Updated: 10/8/2023
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depending on the type of dolphin,

a bottlenosed dolphin tends to feed on smaller fish than them

also a spotted dolphin, atlatic dolphin, spinner dolphin ext,

but a orca (killer whale) is a dolphin that feeds on other dolphins such as those listed abover or larger marine animals.

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Since wild dolphins catch and eat their food underwater and research is expensive and often hard to do, most of the data regarding their feeding habits has come from analyzing the contents of the stomachs of dead animals that wash up on the beach.

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IT'S DIET IS FISH,SHRIMP,SQUID,WHILE FISH,SHELLFISH, AND TIRTLES.

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They eat fish, squid and sometimes kelp

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Fish

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