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bottlenose dolphin

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/ ˈbɒtəlˌnəʊz /

noun

any dolphin of the genus Tursiops , esp T. truncatus , some of which have been kept in captivity and trained to perform tricks

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The mammals are: the bottlenose dolphin, the brown hare, the European hedgehog, the grey seal, the pine martin and the red fox.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Officials said they received a report on March 13 of a dead bottlenose dolphin on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, in Louisiana’s southwestern corner.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

Department of Commerce permit when their actions may disrupt the behavioral patterns of an animal such as the bottlenose dolphin.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

They’re also known as “killer whales” and, true to their name, were seen by one of the whale-watching excursions targeting a bottlenose dolphin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

That is less than half the size of most coastal bottlenose dolphin populations, and around 10 times smaller than a pod known to inhabit the Channel coast of France.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023

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