![]() ![]() They have 18 to 26 pairs of conical teeth in each jaw, which are used to catch a wide variety of fish, squid, cuttlefish and crustaceans. Famously inquisitive, active and playful, they are often seen bow-riding, and leaping clear of the water.Ĭo-operative feeding has been observed in bottlenose dolphins in addition to individual foraging several dolphins will work together to herd fish to the surface to feed. These dolphins are usually fairly slow swimmers, travelling at about 2 mph, but can reach speeds of over 30 mph for brief periods. Photo-identification work has found that there is a population of 30 to 40 animals inhabiting the Inner Hebrides (Kintyre to Skye) and a separate group of about 12 animals recorded in and around the Sound of Barra.īottlenose dolphins are usually seen in social groups of three to ten animals, although larger group sizes are not uncommon. Hebridean sightings hotspots are the Isles of Mull (in particular the Sound of Mull), Iona, Coll, Tiree, and Barra. ![]() They are most frequently seen in inshore waters, close to the coastline around headlands and bays. Hebridean bottlenose dolphins are at the northern-most extreme of the species' global range, and are seen throughout the entire Hebridean area. Older animals often have scars inflicted by other animals, including rake marks caused by other dolphins’ teeth. Their colour pattern is typically a dark grey back with light grey sides and a near-white belly. Scottish bottlenose dolphins are large, robust animals measuring up to 3.8 metres long and weighing around 400 kg when fully grown, which is somewhat larger than their counterparts worldwide. ![]()
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