Bottlenose Dolphins

Fun Facts

These aquatic acrobats are called bottlenose dolphins because their beaks are shaped like bottles
Males are larger than females and can be as long as 13 feet and weigh more than a thousand pounds.
Bottlenose dolphins also have a sharp sense of hearing. Scientists believe that the sounds travel through the dolphin's lower jaw to its inner ear and then are transmitted to the brain for analysis.
Bottlenose dolphins have excellent vision both in and out of water.
Bottlenose dolphins are very social animals.

A few thousand bottlenose dolphins are believed to inhabit the waters around Hawaii, usually living in groups of two to fifteen individuals. Most of these groups are permanent residents of certain coastlines and harbors, and are therefore easy to spot.

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The Bottlenose Dolphin Hawaiian Dolphins Fun Facts These aquatic acrobats are called bottlenose dolphins because their beaks are shaped like bottles Males are larger than females and can be as long as 13 feet and weigh more than a thousand pounds. Bottlenose dolphins also have a sharp sense of hearing. Scientists believe that the sounds travel through the dolphin's lower jaw to its inner ear and then are transmitted to the brain for analysis. Bottlenose dolphins have excellent vision both in and out of water. Bottlenose dolphins are very social animals. A few thousand bottlenose dolphins are believed to inhabit the waters around Hawaii, usually living in groups of two to fifteen individuals. Most of these groups are permanent residents of certain coastlines and harbors, and are therefore easy to spot.