A bottlenose dolphin surfaces during a heavy rainstorm in South Carolina, USA

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South Carolina, USA

The bottlenose dolphin is one of 79 species of cetaceans. Its common name originates from its blunt snout. Over time, their dorsal fins acquire notches and scratches that are used by scientists to identify individual dolphins. They may grow to 12 ft in length but they commonly measure 8-9 ft They have an average weight of 400-600 lbs. Fish is one of the main items in the dolphin diet but they also eat shrimp, squid, mollusks, and cuttlefish. They can eat 22 pounds of fish a day.

Here a bottlenose dolphin cruises a waterway in a heavy downpour. I like the muted, painterly, impressionistic effect the rain gives this image.

Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.

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