Scientific Name – Tursiops truncatus

Classification – Cetaceans

Gender Names – Male – male; Female – female; baby – calf

Collective Noun – Pod

Average Length –  3 – 4.2 metres (10 to 14 ft)

Average Weight – 500 kg (1,100 lbs)

Top Speed – 30 km/h (18 mph)

Life Expectancy – 45 to 50 years

 Mating Season –  no specific time

Pregnancy – 12 months

Special Features –  Bottlenose dolphins have a long beak-like snout that gives them their name. The communicate with each other through a range of clicks, squeaks and whistles.

Family Unit – Bottlenose dolphins travel in social groups called pods.

Geographical Distribution – warm waters

World Population -Not known

Conservation Status – not endangered

Natural Habitat –  tropical oceans and other warm waters around the globe

Diet – Carnivore, fish

Predators – sharks, killer whales

 

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