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Bottlenose Collection (#11)

"Bottlenose Delights: Captivating Moments with Playful Dolphins" A mesmerizing sight unfolds as a Bottlenose dolphin gracefully dances in the waves of an oil tanker

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) two adults, breaching, Moray firth, Scotland

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) two adults, breaching, Moray firth, Scotland

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Dusty, solitary friendly adult female, close-up of head

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Dusty, solitary friendly adult female, close-up of head, County Clare, Ireland

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Leaping in wake - Thousand Is. area - Everglades NP

Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Leaping in wake - Thousand Is. area - Everglades NP. Florida

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphins - riding a wave - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphins - riding a wave - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-974 Bottlenose Dolphins - riding a wave Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphins
WW-2645 Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops truncatus Wardene Weisser Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin STA 14 Tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON

Bottlenose Dolphin STA 14 Tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON
STA-14 Bottlenose Dolphin - two, smiling Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin x 2

Bottlenose Dolphin x 2
STA-12 Bottlenose DOLPHIN - x two close-up smiling Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin STA 26 Mother & Baby play with bubble Tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro

Bottlenose Dolphin STA 26 Mother & Baby play with bubble Tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA
STA-26 Bottlenose DOLPHIN - Mother and baby play with air bubble Tursiops truncatus Complex play / creative behaviour: dolphins often play with the bubbles or rings of air they create

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - re-entering the water after a dive - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphin - re-entering the water after a dive - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-965 Bottlenose Dolphin - re-entering the water after a dive Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - trio of adults breaking the surface - with the cranes

Bottlenose Dolphin - trio of adults breaking the surface - with the cranes
KAT-973 Bottlenose Dolphin - trio of adults breaking the surface - with the cranes and Walvis Bay harbour visible in the background Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - captured mid leap - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphin - captured mid leap - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-971 Bottlenose Dolphin - captured mid leap Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - pair of fins in the water - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphin - pair of fins in the water - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-968 Bottlenose Dolphin - pair of fins in the water Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - mid jump - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphin - mid jump - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-966 Bottlenose Dolphin - mid jump Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - riding the bow of a ship leaving the harbour - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia

Bottlenose Dolphin - riding the bow of a ship leaving the harbour - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-975 Bottlenose Dolphin - riding the bow of a ship leaving the harbour Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - diving back into the warer after a jump - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphin - diving back into the warer after a jump - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-970 Bottlenose Dolphin - diving back into the warer after a jump Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - diving back into the warer after a jump - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphin - diving back into the warer after a jump - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-969 Bottlenose Dolphin - diving back into the warer after a jump Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - breaking the surface - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa

Bottlenose Dolphin - breaking the surface - Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa
KAT-964 Bottlenose Dolphin - breaking the surface Atlantic Ocean - Namibia - Africa Tursiops truncatus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf and mother - milking - Oltremare lagoon – Riccione – Italy

Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf and mother - milking - Oltremare lagoon – Riccione – Italy The pregnancy lasted
STA-280 Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf and mother - milking Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy Tursiops truncatus The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Malta

Bottlenose Dolphin - Malta
STA-287 Bottlenose Dolphin Malta Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - mother is stimulating her recently born calf after which the calf normally

Bottlenose Dolphin - mother is stimulating her recently born calf after which the calf normally will feed - Oltremare
STA-281 Bottlenose Dolphin - mother is stimulating her recently born calf after which the calf normally will feed Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy Tursiops truncatus The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - mother and newborn baby / calf - swimming together - Malta The calf was born

Bottlenose Dolphin - mother and newborn baby / calf - swimming together - Malta The calf was born on July 20th 2010 at
STA-285 Bottlenose Dolphin - mother and newborn baby / calf - swimming together Malta Tursiops truncatus The calf was born on July 20th 2010 at 15:30

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf swims with mother - Oltremare lagoon – Riccione – Italy

Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf swims with mother - Oltremare lagoon – Riccione – Italy The pregnancy lasted 54
STA-274 Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf swims with mother Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy Tursiops truncatus The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Background imageBottlenose Collection: IMG 6577

IMG 6577
STA-260 Bottlenose Dolphin - two swimming underwater Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBottlenose Collection: IMG 7493

IMG 7493
STA-263 Bottlenose Dolphin - appearing with nose above surface Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: IMG 8088

IMG 8088
STA-265 Bottlenose Dolphin - swimming underwater - with water bubble Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - appearing just above surface

Bottlenose Dolphin - appearing just above surface
STA-252 Bottlenose Dolphin - appearing just above surface Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Risso's Dolphin - swimming underwater with a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Risso's Dolphin - swimming underwater with a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
STA-250 Risso's Dolphin - swimming underwater with a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Grampus griseus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - with mouth wide open above surface

Bottlenose Dolphin - with mouth wide open above surface
STA-255 Bottlenose Dolphin - with mouth wide open above surface Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - two with mouths open above surface

Bottlenose Dolphin - two with mouths open above surface
STA-254 Bottlenose Dolphin - two with mouths open above surface Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - swimming underwater

Bottlenose Dolphin - swimming underwater
STA-258 Bottlenose Dolphin - swimming underwater Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBottlenose Collection: IMG 6653

IMG 6653
STA-262 Bottlenose Dolphin - swimming on side underwater Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: IMG 8656

IMG 8656
STA-266 Bottlenose Dolphin - swimming underwater Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin STA 10 Nursing Tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON

Bottlenose Dolphin STA 10 Nursing Tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON
STA-10 BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN - nursing Tursiops truncatus Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin FG 7364 Mother, calf and ‘auntie Tursiops truncatus © Francois Gohier / ARDEA

Bottlenose Dolphin FG 7364 Mother, calf and ‘auntie Tursiops truncatus © Francois Gohier / ARDEA LONDON
FG-7364 BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS - x three Mother, calf and auntie Tursiops truncatus Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - underside view with bubbles from blowhole

Bottlenose Dolphin - underside view with bubbles from blowhole
DSE-259 BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN - underside view with bubbles from blowhole Tursiops truncatus Douglas David Seifert Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin AU 27/BS Pod with young in contact with adults for protection Tursiops

Bottlenose Dolphin AU 27/BS Pod with young in contact with adults for protection Tursiops truncatus © Becca
AU-27-BS BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN - pod Young staying in contact with adults as protection from predators Tursiops truncatus Distribution

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Resting at surface

Bottlenose Dolphin - Resting at surface
STA-201 Bottlenose Dolphin - Resting at surface Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Humpback Whale - aerial view with Bottlenose dolphin, Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland

Humpback Whale - aerial view with Bottlenose dolphin, Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia JPF25522
JPF-13197 Humpback Whale - aerial view with Bottlenose dolphin Platypus Bay, Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia Megaptera novaeangliae Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Resting at surface

Bottlenose Dolphin - Resting at surface
STA-206 Bottlenose Dolphin - Resting at surface Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphins - Swimming at speed through water - dolphins can reach 65 km per hour

Bottlenose Dolphins - Swimming at speed through water - dolphins can reach 65 km per hour
STA-200 Bottlenose Dolphins - Swimming at speed through water Tursiops truncatus Dolphins can reach 65 km per hour Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphins - Swimming at speed through water - dolphins can reach 65 km per hour

Bottlenose Dolphins - Swimming at speed through water - dolphins can reach 65 km per hour
STA-202 Bottlenose Dolphins - Swimming at speed through water Tursiops truncatus Dolphins can reach 65 km per hour Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposed

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Sperm Whale with Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in foreground

Sperm Whale with Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in foreground. The Strait of Gibraltar - Spain
WAT-12955 Sperm Whale with Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in foreground. The Strait of Gibraltar - Spain Physeter macrocephalus M

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - playing / bow riding in front of cargo ship in the strait of Gibraltar. Spain

Bottlenose Dolphin - playing / bow riding in front of cargo ship in the strait of Gibraltar. Spain
WAT-12943 Bottlenose Dolphin - playing / bow riding in front of cargo ship in the strait of Gibraltar Spain Tursiops truncatus M

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - playing / bow riding in front of cargo ship in the strait of Gibraltar. Spain

Bottlenose Dolphin - playing / bow riding in front of cargo ship in the strait of Gibraltar. Spain
WAT-12938 Bottlenose Dolphin - playing / bow riding in front of cargo ship in the strait of Gibraltar Spain Tursiops truncatu Tursiops trun M

Background imageBottlenose Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - pod coming to be fed Monkey Mia, Francois Peron National Park

Bottlenose Dolphin - pod coming to be fed Monkey Mia, Francois Peron National Park, Western Australia BIC00133
AUS-1872 Bottlenose Dolphin - pod coming to be fed Monkey Mia, Francois Peron National Park, Western Australia Tursiops truncatus Attila Bicskos / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints




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"Bottlenose Delights: Captivating Moments with Playful Dolphins" A mesmerizing sight unfolds as a Bottlenose dolphin gracefully dances in the waves of an oil tanker, creating a magical connection between man-made structures and nature's wonders at Port Aransas. As the evening light paints the horizon with hues of gold, two majestic Bottlenose dolphins breach in perfect harmony, leaving spectators awe-struck by their elegance and power in Moray Firth. With remarkable skill, a Bottlenose dolphin blows enchanting air rings underwater, showcasing its intelligence and playful nature that never ceases to amaze us. In a captivating display of unity, two Bottle-nosed Dolphins stack themselves one on top of the other like acrobats, demonstrating their incredible bond and trust captured beautifully by Augusto Leandro Stanzani at STA 13. Witnessing a Bottlenose dolphin blowing air bubbles underwater with its mouth wide open is like glimpsing into an aquatic wonderland where magic resides beneath the surface. Celebrating life's joys undersea, imagine a whimsical scene where a Bottlenose dolphin adorns itself with party hat and streamers through digital manipulation - reminding us that even these intelligent creatures know how to have fun. Off the coast of Honduras in the vast Pacific Ocean, two Bottle-nosed Dolphins leap joyfully amidst crashing waves - an exhilarating spectacle that showcases their boundless energy and zest for life. Get up close and personal with three magnificent heads dolphins submerged underwater - each displaying unique markings and expressions that reveal their individuality within this tight-knit community. Witnessing the miracle of birth unfold before our eyes is truly extraordinary as we observe a newborn Baby/Calf immediately embraced by its loving mother - reminding us all about the preciousness of life among these gentle giants.