The bottlenose dolphin (most commonly referring to the common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus) is one of the best-known dolphin species in the world. A member of the family Delphinidae, it is intelligent, highly social and widely distributed across temperate and tropical oceans. Bottlenose do...
Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins) is the largest and most widespread family of toothed whales,including true dolphins, killer whales (orcas), false killer whales, spinner dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and many others(~30+ genera, ~90+ species). They are noted for advanced sociality, echolocatio...
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin has a short and thick beak that resembles a water bottle, hence the name "bottlenose". But this is not a real nose, its nostrils have evolved into a breathing hole on the top of the head.Dolphins are highly social animals and usually live in groups. The...