common bottlenose dolphin

black porpoise

Species

1. PhylumChordata
2. ClassMammalia
3. OrderCetartiodactyla
4. FamilyDelphinidae

Habitatmarine, brackish

Maximum longevity: 51.6 years (captivity) Observations: Estimates suggest that males may live up to 39 years in the wild and females up to 49 years (Ronald Nowak 1999). One captive female was still alive at 51.6 years of age (Richard Weigl 2005).

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• Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) problem solving strategies in response to a novel interactive apparatus.Behavioural processes · 2019Lauderdale LK, Miller LJDOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103990
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• Salinity and pH affect common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) sperm viability.Animal reproduction science · 2025Rich J, Cowart JR, Montano G et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2025.107838
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• First description of Rhodococcus equi infection in common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).Veterinary research communications · 2024Oliviero M, Iaccarino D, Esposito E et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11259-024-10352-w

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