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The bottlenose dolphin is a toothed whale in the genus Tursiops.They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. [3] Molecular studies show the genus contains three species: the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus).
The Black Sea bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus) is a subspecies of the common bottlenose dolphin. Recent findings suggest that they differ from the common bottlenose dolphin based on slight differences in cranial activity and genetic composition. [citation needed] This species occupies the Black Sea, and is less frequently ...
The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to 2.6 m (8.5 ft) long, and weighs up to 230 kg (510 lb). [4] It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of Africa. [4] Its back is dark grey and its belly is lighter grey or ...
August 25, 2023 at 9:06 AM. Scientists determined that bottlenose dolphins found close to the shore off South Carolina and much of the east coast are a different species than those living in ...
The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops.The common bottlenose dolphin is a very familiar dolphin due to the wide exposure it receives in human care in marine parks and dolphinariums, and in movies and television programs. [5]
Tursiops erebennus. Cope, 1865. Synonyms. Tursiops tursio erebennus Trouessart, 1904. Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin that inhabits coastal waters in the eastern United States. This species was previously considered a nearshore variant of the common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus.
The bottlenose dolphin is believed to be behind 18 attacks near the town of Mihama so far this year, with one primary school-aged child's finger needing at least 20 stitches.
A bottlenose dolphin recently found dead in Port Royal probably died from a rare deformity that allowed a fish to get lodged in its airway. “This was a sad situation and an unfortunate passing ...