Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

The name is originally from Greek δελφίς (delphís), "dolphin", which was related to the Greek δελφύς (delphus), "womb". The animal's name can therefore be interpreted as meaning "a 'fish' with a womb". The name was transmitted via the Latin delphinus (the romanization of the later Greek δελφῖνος – delphinos), which in Medieval Latin became dolfinus and in Old French daulphin, which reintroduced the ph into the word "Dolphin". The term mereswine (that is, "sea pig") has also historically been used.

• Singular: dolphin

• Plural: dolphins

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins are very similar to common bottlenose dolphins in appearance. Common bottlenose dolphins have a reasonably strong body, moderate-length beak, and tall, curved dorsal fins; whereas Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins have a more slender body build and their beak is longer and more slender.

The Indo-Pacific population also tends to have a somewhat lighter blue color and the cape is generally more distinct, with a light spinal blaze extending to below the dorsal fin. However, although not always present, the most obvious distinction can be made with the presence of black spots or flecks on the bellies of adults of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, which are very rare in common bottlenose dolphins.

High intelligence is exhibited by bottlenose dolphins, who can solve problems, recognize themselves, use tools (such as carrying a sponge), and communicate in sophisticated ways. They are able to hold their breath for five to twelve minutes. These dolphins have a 4- to 6-meter leap, which they employ for communication and possibly to get rid of parasites. Bottlenose dolphins are capable of swimming at speeds of 5 to 12 km/h, with bursts of up to 30 to 35 km/h. They use flippers for precision steering and strong up-and-down tail strokes.

The main sonar method used by dolphins to find prey is echolocation. Dolphins also communicate by making noises, such as squeaks from the blowhole, whistles from the nasal sacs beneath the blowhole, and noises from body language, like jumping out of the water and slapping their tails on the water. They have an oily coating on their heads that protects the braincase and serves as an acoustic lens. To ascertain the position and form of objects in the vicinity, including possible prey, they make clicking noises and listen for the return echoes. Some populations use marine sponges as tools to protect their rostrum when foraging on the seafloor.

Their heads contain an oily substance that both acts as an acoustic lens and protects the brain case. They emit clicking sounds and listen for the return echoes to determine the location and shape of nearby items, including potential prey. A tribe of Austral indigenous people on the Mornington Island have been communicating with wild dolphins for millennia. They are said to have "a medicine man who calls the dolphins and "speaks" to them telepathically. By these communications he assures that the tribes' fortunes and happiness are maintained.

Dolphins don't suffocate outside of water; they breathe air like all mammals, although they can die of dehydration out of water. They are vulnerable to many stressors and threats including disease, biotoxins, pollution, habitat alteration including freshwater incursions, vessel strikes, human feeding of and activities causing harassment, interactions with commercial and recreational fishing, energy exploration and oil spills, and other types of human disturbance, such as underwater noise.

Pure carnivores, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins mostly eat fish, cephalopods (such as squid), and occasionally crabs. Certain prey may be the specialty of coastal communities. This species' role in the environment is that of a mid-level predator that regulates fish populations and serves as prey for large sharks. Apart from sight, dolphins also navigate by echolocation. They produce clicking sounds to send out sound waves. When these waves hit an object, they bounce back towards the dolphins’ well-developed ears. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins located in Shark Bay, Australia, have been observed using sponges as tools in a practice called "sponging". A dolphin breaks a marine sponge off the sea floor and wears it over its rostrum, apparently to probe substrates for fish, possibly as a tool. The bottlenose dolphin's primary habitat preference is shallow coastal seas, bays, estuaries, coral reefs, and seagrass beds.

Reproduction

• Mating system: Promiscuous; complex social courtship.

• Gestation: About 12 months.

• Calves: Born tail-first, about 1 m long. Nurse for 18–36 months.

• Calving interval: Every 3–6 years.

• Strong mother–calf bonds; calves learn hunting and social behaviors from mothers.

As a very social species, the Indo-Pacific dolphin lives in groups called pods that typically number about 15 individuals, but group size varies from pairs of dolphins to over 100 or even occasionally over 1,000 animals for short periods of time. The types of groups include: nursery groups, juvenile groups, and groups of adult males. If the dolphin can not find a path to a dropped item, the dolphin may stay underwater to the point of drowning. Should the survivor or another creature hit a dolphin, the whole pod retaliates, attacking all at once similar to other sociable animals.

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins have a discontinuous distribution in warm-temperate and tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region. They are found primarily in shallow coastal and estuarine waters and in shallow reef complexes.

• Movement Pattern: Full Migrant

• Individual Type: Pod

• Population Trend: Unknown

• Population: ???

• Locomotion: Aquatic

• Habitat: Warm Littoral; Cold Littoral; Warm Intertidal; Cold Intertidal; Kelp Forest; Coral Reef; Barrier Reef; Neritic Zone (Warm); Neritic Zone (Cold); Pelagic Zone (Warm); Pelagic Zone (Cold); Benthic Zone.

• Earth: 

  • Extant (Resident): Australia; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Comoros; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mozambique; Myanmar; Oman; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania; Taiwan; Thailand; Timor-Leste; United Arab Emirates

  • Uncertain: Somalia; Yemen

  • Presence Uncertain: Christmas Island; Hong Kong; Macao; Vietnam

• Delphia: worldwide

• Berbania: worldwide

• Reinachos: worldwide

• Sawintir: worldwide

You cannot tame most dolphin species, except for common dolphin, orca, tucuxi, spotted dolphin, Commerson's dolphin, and bottlenose dolphin. Dolphins can be fed raw cod or pulled along with a lead that are tamed non-violently, rather than through a cordial and curious creature, it will slowly approach any survivor that is within radius. To tame it, you need to pet the creature twice, then feed it with fish or lobster meat.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pacific_bottlenose_dolphin

• https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41714/50381127

• https://uk.whales.org/whales-dolphins/species-guide/indo-pacific-bottlenose-dolphin/

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