Silhouettes of dolphins leaping next to a boat at sunset with a warm sky in the background.
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Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Easy Least concern Photographed

1 photo · first photographed 2022-08-03

Distribution

Range

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Quick facts

Group
Mammals
Family
Delphinidae
Size
2–4 m (length)
Weight
150–650 kg
Diet
Carnivore
Lifespan
40–50 yrs
Habitat
Coastal waters, Open ocean, Estuaries

About

The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops. While formerly known simply as the bottlenose dolphin, this term is now applied to the genus Tursiops as a whole. As considerable genetic variation has been described within this species, even between neighboring populations, many experts think additional species may be recognized and split out.

Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.

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