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Bottlenose dolphins are only known to live in oceanic environments, this falls under salt water, however they are capable of surviving in fresh water as they are not reliant on water to survive in the same manner fish are
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. They live in saltwater. Their bodies are made for getting rid of extra salts and retaining water that makes them ideally suited to saltwater. These adaptations would need to work in reverse for them to survive for long periods in freshwater.
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∙ 12y agoI'm not too sure. Actually don't even bother asking me!
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∙ 8y agoYes they do live in salt water, many dolphins live in fresh water but only 1 lives in both
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Do bottlenose dolphins in in salt water?
yes
Why do bottlenose dolphins live in tropical oceans?
It's because they need salt water in oceans,but there are river dolphins that need river water.
Do dolphins live in salt or fresh water?
Yes, dolphins can live in both. The fresh water dolphins are related to the River dolphins. They include Piatanistidae, Ganges and Indus, niidae ( Boto or Amazon ) , Pontoporiida ( Baiji or Franciscana ) But, the only dolphin that can live in both is the Tucuxi ( Sotalia Fluviatilis ) There are may other dolphins that live in salt water though. They include Bottlenose, Spinner, Strpied, and many, many more.
What kind of water does the bottlenose dolphin live in?
They live in salt water like a kind of ocean.
Do pink dolphins live in salt water or fresh water?
Dolphins can live in both, it depends on their inhabitant.
What dolphins live in Lake Erie?
Seriously?? Dolphins live in salt water or in the Amazon.
Why do pink dolphins live in fresh water?
Pink dolphins have special glands that produce salt so they can live.
What kind of area dolphins live in?
Th live in a salt water area
Can mammals live in salt water?
Yes, mammals like Manatee, dugong, whales and dolphins all live in salt water.
What kind of habitat do dolphins live in?
salt water mostly ocean
Do porpoises swim in Lake Michigan?
no no reports have been made and they would not survive because most dolphins can only live in salt water
Can dolphins survive in salt water?
Dolphins do not necessarily need salt water. Most species of dolphins live in salt water (although they do not drink the water because it is far too salty). Freshwater dolphins, also called river dolphins, usually live in fresh water, with the exception of the La Plata dolphin. As noted, dolphins do not drink salt water because synthesizing the salt water would cause water loss as opposed to water gain (and also why humans should not drink sea water either). Rather, dolphins get their water through the metabolism of their food, much like Australian Desert mice.
