Least Concern

Dolphin (Bottlenose)

Tursiops truncatus

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About

Bottlenose dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals known for their playful behavior and complex communication. They live in social groups called pods and use echolocation to navigate and find food.

Habitat

Warm and temperate seas worldwide

Diet

Carnivorous - fish, squid, and crustaceans

In Pop Culture

Flipper

Flipper was a popular television series about a bottlenose dolphin and his human friends.

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Fun Facts

Dolphins can swim up to 20 miles per hour.
They have been known to help humans in distress at sea.
Dolphins sleep with one eye open and one-half of their brain awake.

Conservation

StatusLeast Concern

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