bottlenose dolphin

Description:

The Bottle Nose Dolphin, although found through the world's ocean are mostly found in temperate and tropical waters. A Bottle Nose Dolphin lives in a family group called a pod and often members of other pods will join together to create a large herd often for purposes of hunting. Their name comes from the shape of their beak which is similar to that of a bottle.

Notes:

Seeing these guys leaping out of the water while I was on a beach walk was the highlight of our beach vacation!