Adult bottlenosed dolphins...

• Reach between 8 and 12 feet in length
• Weigh between 400 and 1000 pounds
• Can live to be 40 or 50 years old
• Have 88 - 100 cone shaped teeth

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• Baby bottlenose dolphins are about 3 feet long and weigh aorund 30 pounds
• Have different shades of grey on their backs and sides and pink bellies
• Eat primarily fish and squid, about 15 - 30 pounds a day

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• Nearshore bottlenose dolphins live in small groups of about 2 or 3 animals
• Offshore bottlenose dolphins live in larger groups of up to 20 animals

How can you help protect dolphins and all the other animals that live in the sea? (click below)

 

Now that you know all about whales and dolphins, it's time to learn about the incredible research we do with them at TDI! Click below to go on...