Bottlenose Dolphin PhotographsPhotos of Tursiops truncatusSee all Tursiops truncatus photos See also: Cetaceans Bottlenose Dolphin Video |
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| Atlantic bottlenose, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Image 00692 | Atlantic bottlenose, Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, foraging in sand, Tursiops truncatus, Image 00694 | Pacific bottlenose, Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Image 03740 |
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| Pacific bottlenose, Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Image 03850 | Pacific bottlenose, Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Maui, Image 04564 | Pacific bottlenose, Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath. Open ocean near San Diego, Tursiops truncatus, Image 07158 |
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| Pacific bottlenose, A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer. Open ocean near San Diego, Tursiops truncatus, Image 07167 | Pacific bottlenose, Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath. Open ocean near San Diego, Tursiops truncatus, Image 07161 | Pacific bottlenose, A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer. Open ocean near San Diego, Tursiops truncatus, Image 07166 |
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| Pacific bottlenose, Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Image 02157 | ||
| Note: all our photographs of dolphins are of wild free-ranging dolphins in their natural environment. "Swim-with-dolphin" programs and resorts that offer "encounters" with captive and/or trained dolphins are increasingly popular. Typically, the dolphins held in captivity at these resorts suffer from stress, reduced life expectancy and extremely confined surroundings. Some photographers exploit these controlled circumstances for dolphin pictures of the sort seen in calendars and postcards (e.g., a bottlenose dolphin leaping perfectly in front of a tropical sunset). Come on folks, life is too short to be spent supporting these pitiful imitations of a wild dolphin's world. The captivity of dolphins for the mere entertainment of resort-going tourists and the pursuit of photos is, frankly, pretty sad. | ||
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See also: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin Dolphins and Swimmers Risso's Dolphin Common Dolphin | ||
| Keywords: bottlenose dolphin photo, Tursiops truncatus, photography, photograph, underwater | ||
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