(Tursiops tructatus)
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) live in temperate to tropical weather (almost) worldwide. They are in the domain Eukarya, kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Cetartiodactyla, family Delphinidae, genus Tursiops, and finally, species trucatus. Bottlenose dolphins are grey, streamline-like animals, and they have blowholes. A functional adaptation that they countershade. A structural adaptation is its smooth aero dynamic streamline body shape. And lastly, another functional adaption is its sharp teeth to chomp down on its prey. A cool fact is they are mammals so they come up to breath just like humans, but they can hold their breath way longer. These dolphins eat fish and we are its predators. They have bilateral symmetry, they are heterotrophic, and are endothermic.
Photo from National Geographic
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