Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Dolphins wave weed to attract a mate

Link:http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19626332.800-dolphins-wave-weed-to-attract-a-mate.html

Summary:Male dolphins in the Amazon River carry weeds to mate. Scientist thought it was a playful behavior but it turns out to be a sexual function.This type of behavior is very unusual for dolphins.

Questions:
What kind of relationship is being described in the article?Mating between dolphins by carrying weeds.
Describe the niche being discussed in the article. Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia
List three things you learned from this article in your own words.
1)dolphins mate by carrying weeds
2)this is a sexual function for them
3) this has been going on for a while now
What impact would the topic of the article have on the biosphere?More dolphins will be reproducing because of the new mating calls.

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