Universally loved, dolphins are our best-known animals. These large mammals are intelligent, playful, and full of their own individual personalities!
Where to See
Meet Our Resident Dolphins
Dolphin Species
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
- Status
- Least Concern
- Average Size
- 7-12 ft
- Threats
- Whaling, entanglement, habitat loss
- Defining Characteristic
- Short rostrum (beak)
- Location
- Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America
- Two varieties/ecotypes of bottlenose dolphins: inshore and offshore
- Estimated lifespan of 35-50 years
- Age determined by examining growth rings in a tooth, just like a tree!
- Dolphins establish dominance with threatening postures and gestures
- Communicate through whistles and clicks
- Dolphins are a top predator in the ocean
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