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Dolphin Above a Seagrass Meadow

A joyful dolphin moves through clear ocean water above a meadow of long seagrass.

A dolphin leaping through the water above a lush underwater seagrass meadow.
Dolphin Above a Seagrass Meadow
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A dolphin above the seagrass

The page shows a dolphin in open water with a seagrass meadow below. Its curved body, beaklike snout, dorsal fin, side flippers, and horizontal tail flukes form the familiar dolphin shape. The underwater plants create a coastal setting beneath the swimming animal.

Busy meadows under the waves

Seagrass is a flowering plant rather than a type of seaweed, and it grows from roots in shallow seafloor sediment. Its meadows provide shelter and feeding grounds for many young fish and other marine creatures. Dolphins may visit coastal areas where these productive habitats support abundant prey.

Colors found in nature

  • Dolphin back: blue-gray, medium gray, or dark gray
  • Dolphin underside: pale gray, cream, or white
  • Dorsal fin and flippers: usually gray, often darker toward the edges
  • Seagrass blades: bright green, olive green, or brownish green
  • Ocean water: turquoise near sunlit shallows, changing to deeper blue farther down
Questions and answers

Questions and answers

Why do dolphins come to the surface?
Dolphins are mammals and breathe air through a blowhole on top of the head. They must surface regularly even though they spend their lives in water.
How does a dolphin locate fish underwater?
Many dolphins use echolocation. They produce clicks and listen for returning echoes that reveal the direction, distance, and shape of nearby objects.
Is seagrass the same as grass on land?
Seagrass is related to land-based flowering plants and has roots, leaves, flowers, and seeds. It is specially adapted to live submerged in salty coastal water.
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