Bottlenose Dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus)
This organism is found everywhere except polar waters. They are also found in the domain Eukarya, kingdom Animalia, and phylum Chordata. This species is known to be in the class Mammalia, order Cetacea, and the family Delphinidae. Also, this species is found in the genus Tursiops, and the species in truncatus. The Bottlenose dolphin has bilateral symmetry meaning that you can draw a line down the middle of it and the two halves will match. This animal has one grey caudal fin, one grey dorsal fin, two pectoral fins, one grey nose, and one grey and white body. A structural adaptation this species has is its large nose to scare away predators. Another structural adaptation this species includes is countershading. Meaning that a predator would not be able to recognize the organism from above or below by have the top of the organism look like the bottom of the floor and the stomach of the organism look like they sky. A behavioral adaptation this animal has is hunting in groups so that it is a less chance of the animal getting eaten. Did you know that the Bottlenose Dolphin keeps half of its brain awake and the other asleep so they don't drown? The Predators of this organism are Bull sharks, Tiger sharks, Great-white sharks, and Dusky sharks. The prey of this organism are fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and crabs. This species are heterotrophic meaning that they eat other plants and animals to get energy. They are also endothermic or commonly put to words as warm-blooded or remain at the same body temperature.
By: Meredith M
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