
Marine life
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae.
Soortinformatie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 105 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Common Bottlenose Dolphin is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
105 records, iNaturalist
Parken waar verhuurders de Common Bottlenose Dolphin hebben waargenomen
Verblijven die iets teruggeven
Door heel Zuid-Afrika
Common Bottlenose Dolphin hier waargenomen
Common Bottlenose Dolphin hier waargenomen
Common Bottlenose Dolphin hier waargenomen
Common Bottlenose Dolphin hier waargenomen
Common Bottlenose Dolphin hier waargenomen
Sandstone amphitheatres and cool mountain air
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Wanneer en waar u de Common Bottlenose Dolphin vindt
Common Bottlenose Dolphin: door verhuurders waargenomen in of bij Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route National Park.
Rode Lijst van de IUCN
Least Concern
Soort
Tursiops truncatus
Waarnemingen
105
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Vragen van reizigers
Een waarneming betekent dat een verhuurder de Common Bottlenose Dolphin op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Het is nooit een garantie dat u de soort ziet.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Bottlenose Dolphin in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Bottlenose Dolphin at stays in or beside Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Common Bottlenose Dolphin in South Africa?
The Common Bottlenose Dolphin is most recorded in Western Cape (70% of records), Eastern Cape (19% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (11% of records), based on 105 iNaturalist observations. 5 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Common Bottlenose Dolphin on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Common Bottlenose Dolphin?
The Common Bottlenose Dolphin is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the Common Bottlenose Dolphin?
The Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Common Bottlenose Dolphin?
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae.


























