Natural History & Ecology: Mature striped dolphins may range in length from 180 cm to 256 cm and 110 to 160 kg in weight. Average length at sexual maturity has been found to be 195 to 220 cm for both males and females of the species at an age of 9 to 10 years old.
Bog iron is a type of iron ore composed of mostly mineral goethite and other iron-bearing minerals with impurities like clay or plant debris. Bog iron used to be a very important ore of iron before better alternatives like banded iron formations were discovered.
It must be pointed out that there are two forms of dietary iron, heme iron and nonheme iron. Heme iron is iron that is bound to hemoglobin and myoglobin. It is found in animal products and is the most efficiently absorbed form of iron. Nonheme iron is found in plant foods.eme iron is iron that is bound to hemoglobin and myoglobin. It is found in animal products and is the most efficiently absorbed form of iron. Nonheme iron is found in plant foods.