Bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops dolphin)
This organism is the Bottlenose dolphin also known by its scientific name, Tursiops dolphin. You can find this organism in any type of tropical water or near estuaries. The domain is Eukaryote, the kingdom is Animalia, the phylum is Chordata, the class is Vertebrata, the order is Cetacea, the family is Delphinidea, the genus is Tursiops, and the species is Tursiops dolphin. Bottlenose dolphins are very social. You would think they can hurt you because they weigh 230kg, but they are very nice. This organism has 20-28 teeth(structural). They are 175-200cm long(structural). Last they have a horizontal tail to help them swim(structural). Bottlenose dolphins have bilateral symmetry, which means they can be divided into two parts that are mirror images of each other. This animal is a heterotroph (eats mostly everything and also other heterotrophs) and also is endothermic(warmblooded). The prey of this organism is any smaller fish or squid. The predators of this organism and any kind of big sharks especially Bull, Tiger, and Dusk sharks. A fun fact about a bottlenose dolphin is that they don't chew their food they swallow it.
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