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Where Do Dolphins Live?

Dolphins are distributed worldwide, either in warm waters or Polar Regions.

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Bottlenose dolphins
are the most studied cetaceans in the wild because they live near coasts and there are many in captivity due to their ability to adapt well to aquariums. This species is found everywhere except

PolarRegions.
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Bottlenose dolphins
live in tropical and temperate inshore, coastal, shelf, and oceanic waters from

SouthAfricaAustraliaMexicoThailandUnitedStatesYemenNamibiaJamaica and many others

Theyin the are also found Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Other species live in less extended areas of the world like the

Dusky dolphin

The Lagenorhynchus obscurus" is found only in waters of the southern hemisphere including:

New Zealand
South Australia South Africa South

America
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They are found in the coastal regions of these areas where there are warm to cool temperate waters.

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The Chinese White Dolphin

Southeast Asia, the Indonesian Islands and northern Australia.
is limited to the eastern part of the world, covering

These dolphins prefer to stay

close to the shore.

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The Commerson's dolphin

Is found only in two locations.

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Is in South America, near Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and the Falklands Islands

and the second place is in the south Indian Ocean, near Kerguelen islands, also known as the Desolation Islands.
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The Hector's dolphin

is found only in New Zealand. It can't be found in the wild in another part of the world. It is found in shallow coastal waters and turbid waters close to the shore. They are typically observed in water less than 295 ft. deep.

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Not all dolphins live in the ocean

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The Amazon River dolphin

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is a beautiful freshwater river dolphin. It is endemic to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins.

The Amazon River dolphin or Boto, can be found in rivers, channels, lakes and below waterfalls and rapids. This species is native to Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.

There is a species that is able to adapt both warm and polar climates: The Killer whale.
They are found in all oceans of the world, and they range from Arctic Ocean to Antarctic Ocean.

It is the

second most widely distributed mammal on the planet after humans.

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Killer Whales

are found living in warm water areas such Hawaii, in temperate waters, in cold water areas such Antarctica and even sometimes in fresh water rivers.

Additionally to their level of adaptation, they are really smart and versatile, being able to feed on penguins at the southern end of the earth and feed on Harbor Seals at the Northern hemisphere. www.dolphins-world.com

Some species of dolphins migrate by climate,

mating purposes
and migration of their prey.

food availability,

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Information
Animal Diversity Web. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. Seaworld Info Books

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