What is a starfish?

Last night my daughter was playing with my shell collection and came across a starfish,  she asked me about it and as a result I had to do some research.   This is what I found.

1.  Starfish belongs to a large group of marine animals called echinoderms

2. Starfish have NO brains or Blood.

3.  If you cut off a limb of a starfish it will grow back.

4.  Starfish can live for unto 40 years (but have no brain or blood)

5.  Starfish can reproduce asexually. (but have no brains or blood)

6.  Starfish can weigh unto 11 lbs.  (but have no brains or blood)

As you can see the blood and brains part bugs me.  It appears as though the blood part is taken care of by using sea water.  The brain part well I guess it is kind of like a plant then... Any way have a great day.  

Look daddy a Shark

Did you know that Dolphin Cove is home to sharks?   We are committed the the preservation of these beautiful misunderstood creatures.    In doing so we have some nurse sharks that we have here that we enjoy teaching you our guests about.   So here is a couple of interesting things you may not have known about the nurse shark.

Did you know that they get there name not because the nurse but because they make a sucking noise when they are looking for food?

Did you know that they can live up to 35 years of age?

Did you know that most fish including most sharks must keep moving in order to breath but not the nurse shark.  They have figured out that if they position themselves against the flow of the water they can remain motionless and still breath.

Interesting don't you think?  

So Dolphin Cove is more than Dolphins,  its a entire adventure and a learning one at that.   Come to Dolphin Cove Jamaica for the day to make memories of a lifetime.

A couple of little known facts about dolphins

Because we all love to learn and want to know more about our friends of the sea here are a couple of little known facts about dolphins.   I hope you appreciate them as much as I do.   Please be sure to like us on Facebook and twitter.  You may also wish to check us out on pintrest as well as instagram.   We are here to serve so please check us out.   Also be sure to leave us comments or questions.

 A dolphin’s forelimbs which are known as ‘pectoral flippers’. The forelimbs or ‘arms’ of a dolphin are the same anatomically as a terrestrial mammals legs. But the bones which make up the forelimbs in dolphins have been shortened and made more rigid by supporting connective tissue. These pectoral flippers allow the dolphins regulate their speed and turn.

Not all dolphin species possess a dorsal fin. The dorsal fin of a dolphin, which is located on the back, acts like a keel when the animal swims. This gives the dolphin directional control and stability within the water column. Northern rightwhale dolphins and the southern rightwhale dolphins however lack dorsal fins.

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Care for some milk?

One of the things I get to do is ask a lot of questions.  Today I asked how does a Dolphin nurse her young.   The answer might surprise you.

After a baby is born it must go to the surface of the water to take its first breath.   The mother or midwife (yes midwife) pushes the baby to the surface and it is able to get its first breath.   Newborn dolphins nurse at the surface and the young dolphin nurses while the mother floats on her side so that the baby can breath while nursing.   It is not till it is older that the baby can suckle underwater.   The mammary glands are in paired slits on either side of the reproductive opening.   The mothers muscles push the milk through the nipples into the mouth of the young dolphin.   

What did you say?

Did you know that dolphins have ears?   Well not quite like ours they have a small opening on either side of their heads that they use for hearing.   Here  is some extra info that you may or may not know about dolphins and hearing.  

Dolphins hear through a sophisticated hearing sense which is located in small ear openings on both sides of the head.

However, it is believed that hearing underwater is mainly done through the lower jar bone which conducts sounds to the middle ear.

Dolphins are able to hear a broader range of frequencies than humans.

While we can hear sounds from 20 Hz to 20 Khz, dolphins are able to hear from 20 to 150 Khz being up to 7 times more sensitive than human ear.

Therefore we are not even able to hear a large number of sound made by dolphins.

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Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.

Did you know that Dolphins have hair?    Stop scratching your head and think about it for a second.   When a dolphin is born it is blind.   It requires help getting to the surface of the water for its first breath.  It needs assistance for everything.   This is where hair comes in.   The baby dolphin uses its hair to find where it should nurse from its mother.    Did you know that a dolphin nurses for nearly two years?... Interesting don't you think.

baby dolphin with hair.