SS Misri
The
bottlenose dolphins are the most popular of all dolphins. It can be found in
tropical and temperate coastal waters. They are grey in color. Bottlenose
dolphins, weigh between 150 and 650 kg and its length can range between 2-4 meters.
They usually live in groups called ‘PODS’ and feed on small fishes. The
bottlenose dolphin is a gentle, friendly mammal. However, like all predators it
has an aggressive side too.
When a
bottlenose dolphin is trying to leap out of water, or snaps its jaws, or flaps
its tail on the surface of water, it conveys these gestures as a message to
other dolphins. Dolphins communicate through whistles and squeaks. They also
use body language such as butting heads with one another. The bottleneck dolphin gets its name from its
most distinguishing feature –an elongated snout. However, this long snout is
not its nose! Like the whales, for the dolphins too, the functional nose is a
blowhole on the top of its head.
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