Bottle-nose Dolphin facts

    You see dolphins in aquariums, sea parks, TV shows & movies.

Bottle-nose  Dolphins are widely  recognized marine mammals.

Bottle- nose  dolphins habitat is tropical oceans, coastal populations entering into bays,estuaries & river mouths.

Bottle- nose Dolphins body measures are around 2-4 m (6-12 ft) long & weigh 135-650 kg (300-1400 lbs).

Male bottle-nos dolphins are significantly longer then female bottle-nose dolphins.


Bottle-nose dolphins swim speeds are up to 35 km/h & (22 mph) & dive as deep as 915 m (300 ft)

dolphins can hold their breathe up to 7 minutes.

Dolphins exhale at 160 km/ hr  (100 mph) when they inhale the exchange up to 80% of their lungs & humans by comparison only exchange 17% of the air in their lungs when they breathe.

Dolphins can never fully sleep & one side of their brains must always be active so that they remember to breathe.