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Add new Web site: DIGITAL.CSIC - Characterization of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sperm Based on Morphometric Traits (PDF). Jan 20, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bottlenose dolphin habitat and management factors related to activity and distance traveled in zoos and aquariums. Nov 26, 2024
Add new Web site: SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment - Bottlenose Dolphins. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Bottlenose Dolphins. Aug 08, 2024
Add new Web site: International Whaling Commission - Bottlenose dolphin. Jun 12, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Bottlenose Dolphin. Dec 01, 2023
Removed media. Aug 16, 2022
Article revised and updated. Jun 06, 2022
Added video. Feb 27, 2015
Noted passage of mirror-recognition test. Jul 02, 2014
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Animal - Common Bottlenose Dolphin. May 30, 2014
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Bottlenose Dolphin. May 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Wildscreen Arkive - Bottlenose dolphin. May 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Bottlenose dolphin. May 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Bottlenose Dolphin. May 30, 2014
Text added noting the ability of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to recognize the unique whistles of others they once associated with some 20 years after becoming separated from them. Aug 07, 2013
Text describing the Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) and the southern Australian bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops australis) added. Nov 29, 2011
Added image of mother and infant bottlenose dolphins. Apr 13, 2010
New article added. Feb 20, 2009
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