Warum nennt man Delfine Tümmler?
Wahrscheinlich stammt dies vom englischen „tumble dryer“ (Wäschetrockner). Lässt man den sicherlich nicht taumelnden, 1904 in Dienst gesetzten deutschen Eisbrecher „Tümmler“ außen vor, dann hat der Große Tümmler seinen Namen wohl wegen seiner lebhaften, geschickten dabei manchmal taumelnden Bewegungen erhalten.
Wie werden Delfine noch genannt?
Die Delfine oder Delphine (Delphinidae) gehören zu den Zahnwalen (Odontoceti) und sind somit Säugetiere (Mammalia), die im Wasser leben (Meeressäuger). Delfine sind die vielfältigste und mit rund 40 Arten größte Familie der Wale (Cetacea).
What is the dictionary definition of a Tursiops?
Definition of Tursiops. : a genus of rather large heavy-bodied dolphins having a truncate beak and a dorsal fin shaped like a sickle. You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
What kind of water does a Tursiops truncatus live in?
Tursiops truncatus typically occupies waters with surface temperatures between 50 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Although some bottlenosed dolphins migrate seasonally (for example, populations along the Atlantic coast), they are typically found in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate waters.
Are there more than one species of Tursiops dolphin?
Scientists have been long aware of the fact that the Tursiops dolphins might consist of more than one species, as there is extensive variation in color and morphology along its range.
What kind of Mark does a Tursiops have?
Tursiops truncatus have a pale-grey mark that cuts through a darker grey dorsal area towards the bottom of the dorsal fin. Tursiops aduncus exhibit dark spots on the posterior ventral half of the body (Borsa, Andrefouet, and Jencker, 2012).