Robust - physically strong
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21 Sep 11
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The bottlenose dolphin may be best known as "Flipper"
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25 Apr 11
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CLASS: Mammalia 
ORDER: Cetacea SUBORDER: Odontoceti FAMILY: Delphinidae GENUS: Tursiops SPECIES: truncatus -
<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="fs2-color" -->The color of the bottlenose dolphin varies considerably, but generally this dolphin is light gray to slate gray on the upper part of the body shading to lighter sides and pale, pinkish gray on the belly.
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<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="fs3-fins-fluke" -->The dorsal fin is high and falcate (curved) and located near the middle of the back. The flukes are broad and curved with a deep median notch. The flippers are of moderate length and pointed.
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Length and Weight: -
Adult length is from 8-12 feet (2.5-3.8 m). These dolphins may weigh as much as 1,430 pounds (650 kg)
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Males are significantly larger than females.<!-- InstanceEndEditable -->
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Calves nurse for over a year (12-18 months), and stay with their mothers for 3-6 years learning how to catch fish and other important tasks.
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absent only from 45 degrees poleward in either hemisphere. They are frequently seen in harbors, bays, lagoons, estuaries, and river mouths. There appear to be two ecotypes: a coast
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an offshore form. Population density appears to be higher nearshore. Biochemical studies now are providing more information about the relationship within and between the ecotypes. In some areas, dolphins have limited home ranges; in others, they are migratory. A second species Tursiops aduncus,
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inhabits the Indian Ocean.
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<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="fs1-physical-description" -->This is a relatively robust dolphin with a usually short and stubby beak - hence the name "bottlenose".
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on the upper part of the body shading to lighter sides and pale, pinkish gray on the belly.
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<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="fs4-length-weight" -->Adult
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from 8-12 feet
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1,430 pounds
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adult bottlenose dolphin may consume 15-30 pounds (8-15 kg) of food each day.
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sometimes squid,
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fishes
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<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="fs7-distribution" -->Bottlenose dolphins are found worldwide in
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temperate and tropical waters,
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absent only from 45 degree
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<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="fs9-status" -->The bottlenose dolphin is protected in U.S.
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03 Jun 08
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Add Sticky NoteThis is a relatively robust dolphin with a usually short and stubby beak - hence the name "bottlenose".
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Robust - physically strong
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18-26 pairs of sharp, conical teeth in each side of its jaw
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Add Sticky NoteBottlenose dolphins eat a wide variety of food, including primarily fishes, and sometimes squid, and crustaceans.
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What is an example of a crustacean?
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Add Sticky NoteBottlenose dolphins are found worldwide in temperate and tropical waters,
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Temperate = Mild
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The bottlenose dolphin is protected in U.S. waters
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11 Jul 07
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