Bottlenose Dolphin

                                         Turiops truncatus                         
                                                                by: Maddy Ethington-Carl

habitat: most of the world's oceans except the arctic and subarctic regions

domain: Eukarya

kingdom: Animalia 
phylum: Chordata
class: Mammalia
order: Cetacea
family: Delphinidoe
genus: Tursiops
species: Truncatus

 The Bottlenose dolphin's symmetry is bilateral. Its characteristics are that it's gray on the top and white on the bottom. They are usually 6.6-12.8 feet long. They have many adaptations. Some structural ones are that their tail goes up and down to help it dive up to get air. Another one is the shape of their fins which helps them glide through the water. The third one is the dolphin's teeth, which helps it catch fish. An interesting fact about the Bottlenose Dolphin is that they can stay under water for 15 minutes. They eat fish and squid. Their predators are Bull sharks, Tiger sharks, Dusky sharks, and Great White sharks. They are heterotrophic and endothermic.