Facts About Bottlenose Dolphins
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Facts About Bottlenose Dolphins
Wow! Who would have thought there were 32 different types of dolphins….. Umm?? 32 types again, WOW!
Bottlenoses are the most popular.
Oh, and there are also 4 types of river dolphins and 6 types of porpoises! Another cool thing, Killer Whales or Orcas are also part of the dolphin family!
Slowly, I will do an article on all of these awesome creatures, but to begin with I will start with the most common dolphin, the bottle nose dolphin. These are the ones you will see at Sea World and water parks that let you swim with the dolphins.
Here’s a little awesome video of bottlenose dolphins fishing with humans in Brazil!
These dolphins can be found in oceans all around the world; more specifically the Antarctic and Arctic oceans have the most. We know these creatures are some of the most beautiful and sweetest ones around.
Let’s start with the “Facts about a Bottlenose Dolphin”:
They are mammals, they eat meat, and their average life span in captivity is 45 to 50 years. Wow! They will average between 10-14 feet in length and around 1000 pounds or so. When they are in a group of dolphins this would be called a pod of dolphins.
A Fact about Bottlenose Dolphins is they have been known to jump or breach 16 feet out of the water and they land on their back or side with a huge splash.
They are able to learn and perform complex tricks they are very intelligent and charismatic. Other dolphins are not as easy to train so aquariums chose bottlenose for their shows.
They live together mostly, in groups. These large groups consist of over twelve of them at any given time. These rules do not apply as much to the males as they are more solitary, but they do live with at least three other members in a group at a time
In the wild they are shyer than other dolphins, they tend to hang back quite a far distance from humans, but other types will interact with dolphin’s right in the wild.
Bottlenose dolphins can swim over 18 miles per hour in the wild and they surface often, about 2 or 3 times in a min. they communicate with their clicks and squeaks. They also use this as like sonar to locate food.
They can be found in the wild in tropical oceans and other warm waters around the globe. They used to be hunted for food and their oil, used for lamps and cooking. Now their biggest threat is from fishing boats. Dolphins get caught up in fishermen’s nets and drown trying to escape. Darn those fishing nets!
How Smart are they?
Very smart, they actually understand when someone is in need of help!! They will come to your aid to help them out. They will even stick with you to see if you are all right, and sometimes will even guide you back to shore, a very smart animal.
I found my information on two sites:
National Geographic and Everything Dolphins
The Facts about Bottlenose Dolphins are endless and they are above else,
one of the most Loved dolphins on Earth!