Mammal
Bottlenose Dolphin
Scientific name: Tursiops truncatus
This is a bottlenose dolphin. Dolphins are clever sea mammals that love to play!
Quick facts
- Size
- Length: 3.1–4.3 m (10–14 ft)
- Weight
- 500 kg (1,102 lb)
- Lives for
- 45–50 years
- Top speed
- 29 km/h (18 mph)
- Food
- Meat eater
- Awake
- Active day and night
- In the wild
- Least concern
- There are lots of them in the wild.
All about the Bottlenose Dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins are smart, playful mammals that live in warm seas all around the world. They swim in groups, talk to each other with whistles and squeaks, and find their food by listening to echoes.
Fun facts
One star is easy, three stars are for big explorers.
- Easy
Dolphins live and swim together in groups.
- Medium
Dolphins find food by making clicks and listening for the echoes.
- Medium
Every dolphin has its own special whistle, a bit like a name.
- Hard
A bottlenose dolphin can make up to 1,000 clicks every second.
- Hard
When a dolphin is hurt, others in its group take turns pushing it up to the surface so it can breathe.
Where does it live?
The coloured places on the map show where the Bottlenose Dolphin lives in the wild.
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
What does the Bottlenose Dolphin eat?
- FishFavourite food
- Squid
- Shellfish
Play and learn
Games with this animal and its friends.
