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A dolphin is not nocturnal... Dolphins sleep with one half of their brain plus one eye closed, then switching to the other side of the brain and the other eye closed during other parts of the day -- slowing down everything inside their bodies and moving...in other words are not nocturnal, they hunt during the day and sleep during the night...like humans.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Bottlenose dolphins are constantly active but sleep during the night.
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What animals are in a bottlenose dolphin animal kingdom?
Bottlenose dolphins are in the mammal kingdom.
What is the most common species of dolphin?
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose Dolphins are the most common species of dolphin. Of course, they are the most recognizable and popular dolphin as well. Bottlenose dolphins are likely the dolphin you think of when your hear the word "dolphin".
How do bottlenose dolphins catch their prey?
Like many other dolphins Bottlenose use their flukes (tails) and flippers to create vibrations along the sand/mud along the ocean floor and to move it around. Other fish think that a predator is coming and leap out of the water straight into the incoming dolphins mouth
What are possible threats to the bottlnose dolphin?
The bottlenose dolphin has few natural predators. But some large shark species, such as the tiger shark, the dusky shark, the great white shark and the bull shark can prey on the bottlenose dolphin, especially the young.However, the bottlenose dolphin is capable of defending itself by charging at the shark; indeed, dolphin 'mobbing' behaviour of sharks can occasionally prove fatal for the shark.Even a single adult dolphin is dangerous prey for a shark of similar size. Certain (but not all) orca populations may also prey on dolphins, but this seems rare. While certain orcas that eat other mammals prey on the dolphin, other non-mammal eating orcas have been seen swimming with dolphins. Swimming in pods allows dolphins to better defend themselves against predators. Bottlenose dolphins either use complex evasive strategies to outswim their predators or they will batter the predator to death. Bottlenose dolphins will also aid injured dolphins by holding them above water for air.
Do dolphins hunt in pods?
Bottlenose dolphins appear to sometimes work in groups to herd and catch fish and other prey. They organise themselves in wide groups, rather than concentrated groups. Herding may involve the group circling the smaller fish whilst one dolphin at a time takes its turn to go in and feed, or it may involve herding them up onto a sandbank or reef. Sometimes, a couple of the dolphins in the group, or pod, will dive beneath a school of fish, virtually pushing them upward to the rest of the dolphins waiting to feed. They have even been observed hitting the fish with their tails to temporarily stun them.Bottlenose dolphins will not eat all the resources in one area, but always leave some and move on to new feeding grounds.Bottlenose dolphins eat many kinds of fish, squid, shrimp and small rays and sharks. ~Quoted from the answer to a similar question: "How does a bottlenose dolphin get its food?"
Does the bottlenose dolphins live by the shore?
Bottlenose dolphins are separated into two groups, the near shore bottlenose dolphins, and the offshore bottlenose dolphins. The nearshore bottlenose dolphins are always located close to shore.
Do bottlenose dolphins have teeth?
bottlenose dolphins do have teeth
Are bottlenose dolphins are endangered species?
No. Bottlenose dolphins are not endangered.
Do bottlenose dolphins have predators?
Yes, bottlenose dolphins do have predators
Where are bottlenose dolphins found where they are endangered?
Bottlenose dolphins are not endangered.
Do adult bottlenose dolphins kill other bottlenose dolphins?
i hope not
Are bottlenose dolphins whales?
hardly surprising considering the name, bottlenose Dolphins are considered to be Dolphins.
Is a bottlenose dolphin nocturnal or diurnal?
it is nocturnal dolphin
How many species of bottlenose dolphins?
Bottlenose Dolphins is one defined species
Are bottlenose dolphins and bottlenose whales the same?
No
What are bottlenose dophins diet?
bottlenose dolphins
What is the phylum scientific name for bottlenose dolphins?
Bottlenose Dolphins belong to Phylum Chordata.
