Shane Gross / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) underwater playing in the shallows off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) underwater rubbing herself on a sponge off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Jurgen Freund / Blue-lined fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) hiding in a plastic container, they usually hide in deserted worm tubes or other small holes, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Chris Gomersall / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching. Moray Firth, Scotland.

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising, Sado Estuary, Portugal. October

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising, Sado Estuary, Portugal. July

Richard Robinson / False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) travelling with a pod of pelagic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Northern New Zealand

Richard Robinson / False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) travelling with a pod of pelagic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Northern New Zealand

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching, Moray Firth, Scotland, UK, July.

Doug Perrine / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) swimming with a pair of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Kona, Hawaii, USA

Wim van den Heever / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising at surface, Port St Johns, South Africa

Wim van den Heever / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) mother and calf porpoising during annual Sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.

David Pattyn / Children snorkelling in the sea and swimming with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with boat approaching. Indian Ocean, Zanzibar, Tanzania, August 2014.

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) baby age two weeks porpoising, Sado Estuary, Portugal

Wim van den Heever / Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa, June.

Wim van den Heever / Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. June.

Wim van den Heever / Large pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising over waves during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. Runner up in the Animals in their Environment Category of the Wildl...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing just offshore, Black Isle, Scotland, UK, July.

Jack Dykinga / Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near Isla Animas, Sea of Cortez, Baja Sur, Mexico.

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) family swimming near the surface, Sado Estuary, Portugal

Graham Eaton,Graham Eaton / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) splashing water as it surfaces, Cardigan Bay, Wales, May

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Bottle-nosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) breaching, Fortrose, Moray Firth, Scotland, UK, August 2010

Martin Camm / Carwardine / Illustration of Indo-Pacific bottlenose / Bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), Delphnidae (Wildlife Art Company).

Martin Camm / Carwardine / Illustration of Common bottle-nosed / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and Indo-Pacific dolphin (T. aduncus) breach and dive sequence in profile (Wildlife Art Company).

Alex Mustard / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) swimming beneath a calm sea surface, Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / RF- Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) swimming in a spiral movement, Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Alex Mustard / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in shallow water over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic

Alex Mustard / Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in shallow water over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic

Alex Mustard / A pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming beneath a calm sea surface. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with surface reflection, in shallow water over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic

Brandon Cole / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) leaping. Honduras, Caribbean Sea. NOT FOR SALE IN THE USA

Mark Carwardine / Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) swimming fast, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico

Todd Pusser / Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} foraging around Shrimp trawler, South Carolina, USA

Doug Perrine / Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} breaking the surface, Bahamas.

Doug Perrine / Bottlenose dolphin underwater {Tursiops truncatus} Belize.

Doug Perrine / Two Bottlenose dolphins {Tursiops truncatus} leaping from water. Captive release.

Doug Perrine / Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} swimming over seagrass, Belize

Todd Pusser / Fish chased into shore by Bottlenose dolphins strand feeding at salt marsh, SE USA

Brandon Cole / Two Bottlenose dolphins leaping {Tursiops truncatus} Honduras Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Curious Bottlenose dolphin {Turiops truncatus}, Bahamas (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Two Bottlenose dolphins leaping at sunset {Tursiops truncatus} Caribbean. Captive (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Bottlenose dolphin silhouette {Tursiops truncatus} Roatan, Honduras. Captive (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Wild sociable Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} Belize - Honey (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Wild Bottlenose dolphins {Tursiops truncatus} Cozumel, Mexico, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Wild Bottlenose dolphins {Tursiops truncatus} Cozumel, Mexico, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Wild sociable Bottlenose dolphin {Tursiops truncatus} Turks and Caicos - Jo Jo (Non-ex).