Facts and Figures

• Usually live in groups, called pods, of around 15 dolphins
• Their diet normally consists of crustaceans, squid and small fish
• Bottlenose dolphins can stay under water for up to 20 minutes
• Adult Bottlenose dolphins are usually around 2.5 metres in length and 250 kilograms in weight
• They can swim at speeds of close to 35 kilometres per hour, although only for short bursts
• Their life expectancy is anything from 20 to 40 years
• Research shows that bottlenose dolphins are capable of understand numerical values
• Large sharks and some orca populations have been known to prey on dolphins
• However, water pollution and commercial fishing are their biggest threats

How Does Your Money Help?

• Creating more protected habitats where dolphins can live
• Encouraging the use of fishing nets which don’t catch dolphins
• Working on the new UK marine and coastal access bill to ensure that it protects dolphin and other sea life.