The scientific name of dolphin is Delphinidae delphis. There are thirty-two types of dolphins. These types of dolphins live in salt water. There are also five types of stream dolphins that live in river water. The sea water types of dolphins are sub-divided into seventeen genera and stream types of dolphins are sub-divided into four genera. All class of dolphins is categorized as Cetaceans, along with sea whales.
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Bottle Nose Dolphin:
Bottlenose dolphins are, scientifically known as Tursiops. They are the most familiar and well-known members of the family Delphinidae. Current molecular studies show the genus consists of two species, the widespread bottlenose dolphin and the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin scientifically known as Tursiops aduncus. They dwell in warm and temperate seas worldwide.
Behavior:
Bottlenose dolphins exist in groups typically of 10–40 members, called pods. Their diet includes forage marine fish. Dolphins often work as a group to yield fish schools, but they also chase individually. Dolphins hunt for prey mainly using echolocation, which is like sonar. They produce clicking sounds and pay attention to the return reverberation to verify the position and shape of nearby things, as well as potential prey. Bottlenose dolphins are considered as one of the cleverest sea mammals on earth.
Diet:
It depends on diverse things, place, size, the food supply production and their species. It can differ but the type of food mainly consists of fish, anchovies, cephalopods, sea turtles, shrimps, squids, sea crabs, krill, cod, seals, octopus, little dolphins and baby whales.
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The life span may differ from 10 years for a dolphin up to over 50 years old
Breeding:
Females seem to be sexually interested during a large part of the year and are usually liable for initiating courtship and reproduction behavior. There is no reproduction season for dolphins. They reproduce 365 days a year.
