Summary ²

The Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae. It is the largest species of the beaked dolphins. It inhabits temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, and is absent only from polar waters.

Length 6.25-12.75 ft (1.9-3.9 m)
Weight 330-1,435 lb (150-650 m)

population and Conservation Status ³

Global Population is at least 600,000 animals

This species is considered to be Least Concern

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jörg Wendland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/54347146@N00/1336163353
2. Adapted by Bodacious Dream - Dave Rearick from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tursiops_truncatus
3. (c) Bodacious Dream - Dave Rearick, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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