Scientific Name
Habitat Map
Diet/Eating Habits
Physical Description
Breeding Information
Unique Information
Weird Information
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Conclusion
Tursiops truncatus
Its name comes from its short
rounded snout or "beak" which
resembles a bottle.
Fish
Squid
Crustaceans
Sometimes deep sea fish
Average 6.6–12.8 ft. Average weight is
331.5–442 lb.
Coastal dolphins an average 8.2–8.9 ft. and
weigh between 419–573 lb.
Large dolphins in the Pacific may be 12 ft.
and weigh 1,000 lb.
Bottlenose dolphins become sexually mature
between 5 and 12 years of age.
Bottlenose dolphins may breed throughout
the year.
Have multiple mates in a given reproductive
season.
Engage in head-butting & tooth-scratching.
Bottlenose dolphins nurse their calves with
milk.
Bottlenose Dolphins can swim up to 260 m.
below the surface of the ocean.
Bottlenose Dolphins can stay up to 15
minutes under water.
Dolphins are known to have a special
connection with man.
Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same
time.
Dolphins are capable of imitation and
memorization.