Tursiops truncatus
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Tursiops truncatus, commonly known as the common bottlenose dolphin, is a highly intelligent and social marine mammal found in warm and temperate seas worldwide.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dolphin
ⓘ
marine mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| averageGestationPeriod | about 12 months ⓘ |
| behavior |
cooperative hunting
ⓘ
highly intelligent ⓘ social ⓘ |
| binomialName | Tursiops truncatus ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coloration |
dark gray dorsally
ⓘ
lighter gray laterally ⓘ pale or white ventrally ⓘ |
| commonName |
bottlenose dolphin
NERFINISHED
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common bottlenose dolphin ⓘ |
| communication |
body postures
ⓘ
clicks ⓘ whistles ⓘ |
| conservationThreat |
bycatch in fisheries
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ noise pollution ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Montagu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distribution |
temperate oceans
ⓘ
tropical oceans ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| echolocation |
used for hunting
ⓘ
used for navigation ⓘ |
| family | Delphinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Tursiops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
marine ⓘ offshore waters ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | up to about 40–50 years ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 4 meters ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 650 kilograms ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| snoutShape | short and bottle-shaped rostrum ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalGroupSize | 2–15 individuals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
captive display
ⓘ
military marine mammal programs ⓘ |
| uses |
ecotourism
ⓘ
marine mammal research ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1821 ⓘ |
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