Common bottlenose dolphin
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The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops. The common bottlenose dolphin is a very familiar dolphin due to the wide exposure it receives in captivity in marine parks and dolphinariums, and in movies and television programs.[5] Spending their entire life in water, common bottlenose dolphins inhabit temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world,[6] absent only from polar waters.[5][7][8][9][10] While formerly known simply as the bottlenose dolphin, this term is now applied to the genus Tursiops as a whole.[1][11][12] As considerable genetic variation has been described within this species, even between neighboring populations, many experts think additional species may be recognized.[13][11]
Common bottlenose dolphin[1] | |
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Common bottlenose dolphin breaching surfing a boat wake, a frequently seen activity in high traffic areas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Delphinidae |
Genus: | Tursiops |
Species: | T. truncatus |
Binomial name | |
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) | |
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Common bottlenose dolphin range (in blue) | |
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