Marine life
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae.
Common Bottlenose Dolphin isn't recorded around South Africa
Species insights▾
When to visit
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.
Best monthsAny month
Records105 records
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.
Where you'll find it
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Common Bottlenose Dolphin is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
105 records, iNaturalist
Places to stay
500+ results in South Africa
