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Bottlenose Dolphin

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Key facts

Scientific Name
Tursiops truncatus
Weight
300 kg
Length
2.8 m
Lifespan
45 years
Habitat
Ocean
Diet
Carnivore

In context

Bottlenose Dolphin is a useful aquatic benchmark, ranging from 260 to 500 kg with a 400 kg average and from 2.28 to 3.81 m in length. Its average wild lifespan of 25 years adds a directly comparable life-history dimension.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE
2.8 × 0.6 m

PHYSICAL

Weight
300 kg
Height
0.6 m
Length
2.8 m

LIFE

Lifespan
45 years
Gestation
365 days

TRAITS

Scientific Name
Tursiops truncatus
Diet
Carnivore
Habitat
Ocean

ABILITIES

Speed (km/h)
35
Bite Force (PSI)
250

Reported species traits

Sex and geographic scope are not separated, and life stage is unspecified. Ranges do not imply an average. These measurements are not matched to the recorded length or height.

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Reported body length

Reported minimum
2.28 m
Reported maximum
3.81 m
Reported average
Unknown

Originally reported units

Reported minimum
228 cm
Reported maximum
381 cm
Reported average
Unknown

Reported mass

Reported minimum
260 kg
Reported maximum
500 kg
Reported average
400 kg

Reported wingspan

Unknown

Wild lifespan

Reported minimum
Unknown
Reported maximum
Unknown
Reported average
25 years

Locomotion

Primary medium
aquatic
Additional reported media
None reported
Reported behaviors
natatorial

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