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Diet

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Hourglass dolphins are tertiary consumers which means that they are in a higher position in the pyramid. Hourglass dolphins eat squids, fishes and crustaceans. Killer whales are big predators that eat hourglass dolphins which are very important to them. All of the dolphin species are carnivores, they just eat meat or flesh. Hourglass dolphins detect where their preys are by using echolocation. They get food by migrating so its usually difficult for them

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