Made famous by the television show " Flipper "
the Bottlenose Dolphin
A large, robust animal with a slightly hooked broad dorsal fin.
It broadens as the body size increases.
The ventral surface is white-pink and the tip of the snout is normally white.
Some populations are spotted, or a dark grey-black.
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Size and some physical characteristics vary according to the distribution of each individual.
In smaller forms, the well-known bottle-shaped beak is shorter and slender.
In some populations the melon is more rounded.
Body colour also varies,
the dorsal cape ranges from dark blue to brown-grey,
fading to a pale grey along the flanks.
Tail flukes and the flippers' edges are grey-black.
Dark lines from melon to eye and eye to flipper can also be seen.
The Bottlenose Dolphin measures between 1.9m and 4m, weighing 90-650kg.
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