The Bottlenose Dolphin
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The Bottlenose Dolphin
By: Carl Myers
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ClassificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CetaceaFamily: DelphinidaeGenus: TursiopsSpecies: Truncatus
Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus
Tursiops means “dolphin like”
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Bottlenose Dolphin Relations
Orca Hector Dolphin Spinner
Dolphin False Killer Whale
Narwal Beluga Baiji
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Physical Characteristics• The size of the bottlenose dolphins is different in some
locations.
• The Sarasota, Florida bottlenose dolphin is two point five to 2.7m (8.281ft.) long.
• The Pacific Ocean bottlenose dolphin is 3.7m (12) ft. long. • The male bottlenose dolphin is slightly larger than the female.
• 400-500 lbs.
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DistributionBottlenose Dolphins live in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Seas.
They also live in thee Mediterranean and Black Seas.
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Habitat• Bottlenose dolphins habitat is anywhere there is food and
temperate waters
• 10° to 32°C (50°-90° F). They thrive in the mid-Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
• They even live in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea in Europe
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Conservation Status• According to the ICUN Red list the bottlenose dolphin is of least
concern.• The bottlenose dolphin population is increasing.
• One of the ways dolphins get killed is by pollution.
• Bottlenose dolphin calves get 80% of their mothers toxins.
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Reproduction
• Female bottlenose dolphins start having calves when they are about 7-13 years old.
• A female bottlenose dolphin has about 6-7 kids.
• Female bottlenose dolphins choose the male by who is the strongest and most “in charge”
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Parental Care• Bottlenose dolphin calves are born tail first usually.
• The dad leaves the mom to take care of the calf.
• The calf stays with its mother for 6 years or more.
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Longevity and Mortality
• Typically Bottlenose Dolphins live 20 years or less.
• They usually live 25 years in captivity.
• Some female Bottlenose Dolphins live to be 50 years old.
• Female Bottlenose Dolphins live longer than males.
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Seasonal Patterns• Bottlenose Dolphins migrate wherever there is warm water.
• Some times they stay in a “home range”
• A home range is the area a dolphin or group of dolphins stay.
• They do not undergo torpor.
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DietBottlenose Dolphins eat a variety of food including,
squid Octopus
Fish Shrimp
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Predator RelationshipsHumans rarely kill bottlenose dolphins.
Sadly there was a large problem in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea where fishers were wiping out the population.
The only other predator to the bottlenose dolphin is parasites and sharks.
Made by a shark
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Human RelationshipsThe bottlenose dolphin has had a human relationship like no other to the human.
• They have saved lives• Are in shows we can see at Sea World• Are used in the army
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Fun Facts• Dolphins communicate using squeaks, grunts, and clicks.
• Bottlenose Dolphins never fully sleep.
• Dolphins use echolocation to hunt
• They are extremely smart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0v01Xmnp9Y
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Works Cited Works CitedAmerican Cetacean Society. American Cetacean Society, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://acsonline.org/fact-sheets/bottlenose-dolphin/>.Animals. Seaworld, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://seaworld.org/>.Cahill, Tim. Dolphins. Washington D. C.: National Geographic Society, [2000?]. Print.Martin, Richard Mark. Mammals of the Oceans. New York City: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. Print.National Geographic. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bottlenose-dolphin/?source=A-to-Z>.Nuzzolo, Deborah. Bottlenose Dolphin Training and Interaction. San Diego: Sea World, 2003. Print.Oracle: ThinkQuest. Thinkquest Team 17963, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://library.thinkquest.org/17963/genus-Tursiops.html>.Reynolds, John E., Randall S. Wells, and Samantha D. Eide. The Bottlenose Dolphin: Biology and Conservation. Gainesville: U P of Florida, 2000. Print.Samuels, Amy. Follow That Fin: Studying Dolphin Behavior. Austin: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2000. Print.Schomp, Virginia. The Bottlenose Dolphin. New York City: Dillon, 1994. Print.
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