Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin

Description:

Common bottlenose dolphins are large marine mammals. T. truncatus is the largest species of the beaked dolphins.Considerable genetic variation has been described among members of this species, even between neighboring populations, and so many experts believe multiple species may be included within T. truncatus. The common bottlenose dolphin is grey in color and may be between 2 and 4 m (6.6 and 13 ft) long, and weigh between 150 and 650 kg (330 and 1,400 lb)

Habitat:

The dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide. This pair was part of a small pod photographed in Battery Creek near Port Royal, SC.