Bottlenose Dolphin
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| Bottlenose Dolphin breaching in the bow wave of a boat
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| Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821 |
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 Bottlenose Dolphin range (in blue)
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A bottlenose dolphin is a kind of dolphin. The name "bottlenose" comes from its snout being shaped like a bottle, although its real nose for breathing is just a hole on top of its head. It is very intelligent.
