Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
A social echo-hunter with a signature whistle.
Bottlenose Dolphins are clever marine mammals that breathe air and raise their calves with milk. Pods cooperate, communicate, and use echoes to map prey even when the water is dark or cloudy.
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Ready-to-play deck
Blue Water Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Bottlenose Dolphin.
- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Coral Garden Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Bottlenose Dolphin.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Temperate and tropical coasts, bays, estuaries, reefs, and offshore waters worldwide.
- Favorite foods
- Fishes, squid, and crustaceans caught alone or by cooperative hunting.
- Size check
- Usually 6–13 ft (1.8–4 m), depending on population
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Each dolphin develops a distinctive signature whistle that can act like a name.
- 2
A single blowhole on top of the head leads to the lungs.
- 3
Dolphins can rest one half of the brain while the other stays alert.
- 4
Some pods herd fish into tight groups before taking turns feeding.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Echolocation turns returning clicks into a detailed sound-picture of nearby objects.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Watch for a curved dorsal fin, gray body, and short bottle-shaped beak.
Grown-up research links
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