Bottlenose Dolphin: facts, habitat and behavior

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Quick, curious and forever “smiling”, the bottlenose dolphin patrols warm coasts worldwide. Pods herd fish with bubble nets, trade signature whistles and surf boat wakes, making this sleek grey-blue acrobat the ocean’s most familiar ambassador.
Technical factsheet
Type:Marine_mammal
Scientific name:Tursiops truncatus
Habitat:Marine
Diet:Piscivore
Continents:North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania
Size:2–4 m length
Weight:150–650 kg
Activity:Cathemeral
Social behavior:Group
IUCN status:Least Concern
Lifespan:40–50 years in the wild
Habitat: The Bottlenose Dolphin can be found in Argentina, Australia, Madagascar, Timor-leste, Fiji, Dominican-rep, Haiti, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New-zealand, Philippines, South-africa, Spain, Thailand, United-kingdom, United-states-of-america, Florida-us, California-us, Hawaii-us, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto-rico, Qatar, Trinidad-and-tobago