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.BOTTLENOSED
DOLPHIN
(Tursios
Truncatus)
TO
12' (3.7m)
ROBUST;BACK
USUALLY DARK GRAY, SIDES LIGHTER GRAY,SHADING TO PINK OR WHITE ON BELLY;
INDIVIDUALS VARY FROM ALBINO
TO NEARLY BLACK ; DISTINCT DARK CAPE OFTEN ON HEAD AND BLACK; OLD FEMALES
MAY HAVE SPOTS ON BELLY. BEAK WELL DEFINED BUT RELATIVELY SHORT; TRANSVERSE
GROOVE BETWEEN FOREHEAD AND SNOUT.
DORSAL FIN NEAR CENTER OF
BACK, PROMINENT, BROAD-BASED, FALCATE, TIP POINTED.
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