Bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus, commonly known as the common bottlenose dolphin or the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (and in older literature simply as the bottlenose dolphin, a term now applied to the genus), is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae.

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  • Saving Endangered Coral Reefs

    Large areas were found with very high live coral cover, up to nearly 100 percent in places, but live coral coverage would have been much higher had there not been heavy dynamite fishing damage in many areas in the past."

    This was part of the written report of Dr. Thomas J. Goreau after he and his team assessed the coral reefs in and around Tubalan Cove of Malita, Davao Occidental in southern Philippines some years back.

    "Fish populations were very poor except around promontories with higher water flow," reported Dr. Goreau, the president of the Global Coral Reef Alliance, a non-profit in ...

  • Dolphin Watching At Bais Negros Oriental Part 2

    Great moments are hard to be captured by camera but I captured our's.

  • Top Travel Destinations In Asia

    Bohol Philippines is now the top travel destinations in Asia. Yesterday 2/11/16, when I pick-up my wife in Cebu pier 1 from Tagbilaran City for a visit to their company branch in Tagbilaran City, I see many tourist coming down from Ocean Jet. I see Japanese, Koreans, Americans, Chinese and many nationalities. That's the proof that Bohol Philippines is now one of the country best tourist destination.

    The island offers a wide range of attractions from natural fine white sand beaches, great diving sites, scenic natural sights, old houses, ancient churches, historical sites and wonderful ecotou ...

  • Apo Reef Mindoros Crown Jewel

    It is one of Mindoro's finest places. It is a crown jewel," said Vicente Tuddao Jr., assistant regional director for Technical Services of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Mimaropa.

    Tuddao was referring to the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP), a key biodiversity area (KBA) in the town of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro province. "The island's mangrove forest, the coral reef, they are in good health, in excellent condition. The park is definitely Mindoro's precious jewel," Tuddao told the BusinessMirror in a phone interview on Wednesday.

    Two hours away by motorized banc ...

  • Bohol Cradle Of Caves And Corals

    My ears thrummed in the silence as I crouched inside the maw of Panglao's forbidden cave and shone my headlamp in its dark abyss.

    Water glistened on the dripstones above and I smelled the wet chill breath of the giant fissure where the karst parted reluctantly, like a convoluted shell. I thrust myself further in, perched on a spur of the vertical drop and squinted at the thick blackness.

    Just below me, I made out possible handholds and footholds, though too shallow and too far apart, on a limestone wall angled at ninety degrees. But even with my headlamp and flashlight combined, I cannot ...

  • Bais Dolphin Watching and Talabong Mangrove Park

    A cup of coffee taste so great while at sea. Our breakfast of bread with peanut butter, saba bananas and a unique concoction of crushed cereal with honey made by Harold himself of Harold's Dive Center was enough to energize our morning. It's the last full day of our Oceana Philippines Photo Safari and time simply flew by fast here while at Tañon Strait. From Mantalip Reef in Bindoy we were headed to our last stop in Dumaguete but not before we do some Bais Dolphin Watching and a visit to the largest remaining mangrove forest in Negros Oriental, the Talabong Mangrove Park and Bird Sanctuary.
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