Bottlenose Dolphin

Although you could only be familiar with one type of dolphin, bottlenose dolphins, there are in fact 26 different types of dolphins in the world. Bottlenose dolphins are typical and are the type that you simply would notice at marine aquatic parks all over the world. It can also be the species that's most researched by biologists and is considered to be probably the most intelligent animals on earth.Bottlenose dolphins use a thick beak, robust body and range in color from black to gray. Their...Read Full Story

I just read this and have to say I’m a bit floored! I really never thought dolphins were anything but peaceful to each other. Well, I learned something new today. News Reports Reuters reports: A dolphin who took a wrong turn from the Pacific Ocean into a Southern California wetlands became an unwitting star on Friday when scores of motorists on a nearby busy highway stopped to watch it swim in circles. The 700-pound (317-kg) mammal was discovered on Friday morning in Bolsa Bay, about 30...Read Full Story

Have you been wondering what bottlenose dolphins are? You know what dolphins are but what is the bottlenose type? Well, these dolphins are actually small whales that breathe in air however they are considered a mammal while still belonging to the category of toothed whales. They live in water and rise to the surface to get the air they need using a blowhole at the top of their heads which they used to breathe. The two most frequent types of bottlenose dolphins would be the Indo-Pacific and...Read Full Story

Tweet Dolphins leaped and performed off the Orange County coast Sunday for William Nelson of Laguna Niguel, who captured the animals in action as he rode past in a boat. Nelson first encountered a group of perhaps 20 to 25 Risso’s dolphin about a quarter mile off Newport Beach. It’s an odd species unseen in local waters before 1982, said Orange Coast College marine science professor Dennis Kelly. Over time, the Risso’s might have chased away populations of pilot whales, which also eat squid...Read Full Story

The most significant losses to the dolphin population are not, however, caused by sharks and killer whales. In Japan dolphin meat is considered a delicacy and dolphins are rounded up, herded into bays and slaughtered in numbers so vast that the sea turns red with blood. This method, called drive hunting, is also used as far a-field as the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific sea, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Peru in South America. Click the Images to Read More Click Here to...Read Full Story