They produce sound in their air sacs near their blowholes. They might leap out of the water, slap their tails, and snap their jaws. They are found in every ocean except for around the Arctic and Antarctic Circle due to the temperate of the water.ĭolphins are able to communicate with other dolphins in their immediate area through the use of whistles, body language, and other sounds. Bottlenose dolphins have dorsal fins that often help scientists tell the difference between species, as well as pectoral flippers that help the animals steer through the water as they swim.īoth of the bottlenose dolphin species are fond of warm, temperate seas around the world. They also have a blowhole on the top of their head and between eighteen and twenty-eight teeth on each side of their jaw. But, most live to be around forty.īottlenose dolphins have an elongated nose, known as a rostrum or snout. They are sometimes reaching sixty years of age. Their undersides are lighter to help them blend in with the light coming through the ocean’s surface, and their upper sides are darker to blend in with the darkness of the ocean floor.įemale dolphins live, on average, five to ten years longer than their male counterparts. That is a form of camouflage that allows them to better hide from predators above and below them. Dolphins, like other marine species, have countershading.
They are usually dark in color, made up of grey, blue, brown, and even black. The bottlenose dolphin weighs around 660 pounds, or 300 kg, and can grow to approximately thirteen feet or four meters, and are not to be confused with the likes of porpoises.
The bottlenose dolphin Kawili’Kai at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii
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