By: JB

The Description of Bottlenose Dolphins The name of the organism (family, genus, and species) is Delphinidae Tursiops Truncatus. They are mammals which means they are warm blooded. The members of the Bottlenose Dolphins measure up to 13 ft. (4 meters) and weigh roughly close to 600 lbs. (272 kilograms). Some Bottlenose Dolphins are friendly to people and adapt very well to life in captivity. The Bottlenose Dolphins live in groups up to 12 individuals as well.

 The Bottlenose Dolphins have short beaks that make them look like they are smiling at you.  The Bottlenose Dolphins are gray, but their backs are darker then their undersides/ bellies (underbellies).  They communicate with each other by ultrasonic sound waves that humans can’t hear. What The Bottlenose Dolphins Look Like

 The Bottlenose Dolphins live typically in warm, tropical places.  Most of the Bottlenose Dolphins stay at least 100 miles of land (160 kilometers).  Most of the Bottlenose Dolphins live in bays and protected inlets where the water is shallow.  The Bottlenose Dolphins are found year round in the coast of Florida.  The Bottlenose Dolphins range as far North as Japan and Norway and as far South as Argentina, New Zealand, and South Africa.  The Bottlenose Dolphins break off sponges at the bottom of the floor and wear them like a glove over their snouts (it’s believed that it helps them protect their sensitive rostrums).  They heard fish into tight a group or they use the sponges to dig for fish.

 Since Bottlenose Dolphins range as far North as Japan and Norway and as far South as Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa, it all depends on where the Bottlenose Dolphins are cause different environments have different organisms living within it.

The Food Sources For Bottlenose Dolphins and Its competitors  The Bottlenose Dolphins eat lots of fish, squid, shrimp and other small animals.  The Bottlenose Dolphins have to compete with mainly commercial fisherman because they go fishing for many types of sea creatures (sea food).

 The Bottlenose Dolphins mainly mate in Spring and early Summer.  The female Bottlenose Dolphins are pregnant for months. When they give birth the Bottlenose Dolphins give birth to only one baby at a time.  When the new born is out of the mother it swims to the surface immediately for air.  The female Bottlenose Dolphins give birth every 2-3 years.

A benefit for a Bottlenose Dolphins to reproduce successfully is that the baby, when finished being nursed, will stay with their mother up to 3-8 years.

T HREATS AND E NVIRONMENTAL H AZARDS FOR B OTTLENOSE D OLPHINS Some threats to Bottlenose Dolphin’s environment are commercial fisherman, sharks, and sometimes even killer whales. The commercial fisherman take away the Bottlenose Dolphin’s food. The Bottlenose Dolphins tend to get stuck in the netting that the fishermen leave behind. Plus humans illegally kill Bottlenose Dolphins (and many other kinds of dolphins) for food. The sharks and killer whales will attack Bottlenose Dolphins (and other dolphins) mainly for food. The sharks tend to stay away though because of the strength the Bottlenose Dolphins (and dolphins in general) developed over time. The killer whales will sometimes haunt for food with Bottlenose Dolphins, so they are technically considered Bottlenose Dolphin’s friend.

HOW BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS REACT TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS  When the Bottlenose Dolphins feel threatened or the Bottlenose Dolphins get attacked the Bottlenose Dolphins will attack their predator strongly and forcefully.

 The Bottlenose Dolphins are important to the environment because Bottlenose Dolphins are able to be good natural indicators of the environment health.  The Bottlenose Dolphins also control populations of fishes and squid and keep the ecosystem balanced.  Plus if humans are researching the pollutions of the waters they can simply research the body system of the Bottlenose Dolphins to see how polluted the waters really are.

Fun Facts About Bottlenose Dolphins 0 When a Bottlenose Dolphin gives birth to its baby its considered a calve. 0 A female Bottlenose Dolphin is considered a cow and the male Bottlenose Dolphin is considered a bull. 0 When the new born “calve” is born its about 1/3 as long as the mother. 0 When Bottlenose Dolphins are “sponging” the females mainly do this.

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