| Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
Zoological classification:
realm: animals
phylum: Chordaanimals (Chordata)
subphylum: vertebrate (Vertebrata)
class: mammals (Mammalia)
Order: whales (Cetacea)
Suborder: toothed cetaceans (Odontoceti)
Family: Delphinidae II
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Habitat: near coasts, in self-contained seas like black sea, red sea, mediteranian sea, gulf of california and gulf of Mexico, sometimes offshore
Length: up to 12'8'' (3,9m)
weight: 68-124lbs (150-275kg)
Life expectancy: up to 30 years, in shank up to 50 years
food: fish, squid, crustaceans
group size: near the cost up tp 10 animals, open sea up tp 500 animals. Normally 25 animals, rarely single animals
new generation: normally 1 young, exception 2
Submerged depth: 16'3''- 162'6'' (5-50m), but until circa 1950' (600m) if needed
dipping duration: 3-4 Min., but also 15 Min
other characteristic: The bottlenose dolphin is the most popular dolphin around the world. He's easy trained and learns very fast, that's why it's often seen in dolphinariums. Characteristic is the grey color, which is darker near the fin and brighter at the belly. It's typically that it's very curious and as said the high adaptability. The bottlenose dolphin is in it's occurrence areas very frequently.
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