bottlenose dolphin
noun
bot·tle·nose dolphin
ˈbä-tᵊl-ˌnōz- 
variants
or less commonly bottle-nosed dolphin
or bottlenose
: a relatively small chiefly gray toothed whale (Tursiops truncatus) of temperate to tropical waters that has a prominent beak and falcate dorsal fin, reaches a length of 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.6 meters), and is typically found in groups
also
: a related whale (T. aduncus) of waters of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean
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Then, in 2013, a study suggested that bottlenose dolphins use namelike calls.
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Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 18 July 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering a $20,000 reward after a bottlenose dolphin was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds last month on a southwestern Louisiana beach.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
As a result, the salt content dropped drastically in the water along the Mississippi coast, which can cause skin lesions, abnormal blood chemistry, secondary infections, or death for bottlenose dolphins, the lawsuit said, depending on how low the water's salt content is and for how long.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Virus found in at least 88 mammals in the U.S. , including harbor seals, red foxes, skunks and a bottlenose dolphin.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
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Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 18 July 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering a $20,000 reward after a bottlenose dolphin was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds last month on a southwestern Louisiana beach.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
As a result, the salt content dropped drastically in the water along the Mississippi coast, which can cause skin lesions, abnormal blood chemistry, secondary infections, or death for bottlenose dolphins, the lawsuit said, depending on how low the water's salt content is and for how long.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Virus found in at least 88 mammals in the U.S. , including harbor seals, red foxes, skunks and a bottlenose dolphin.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
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