Flasknosdelfin | Bottlenose dolphin

Knubbsäl | Harbour seal - Poster print

Water colour illustration - Global species collection


Size: A3 paper
High quality silk paper (200gsm)

Below the water colour illustration, there is a single text line with knowledge about the species. You'll find the common species names in multiple languages, including its latin species name (see below) and also information about the size of the species.

Swedish: Flasknosdelfin/Öresvin
English: Bottlenose dolphin
Gaelige: An Deilf bholgshrónach
Norwegian: Tumler
Danish: Øresvin
Icelandic: Stökkull
French: Grand dauphin
Spanish: Delfín mular
Finnish: Pullokuonodelfiini
German: Großer Tümmler

Latin species name: Tursiops truncatus

About Bottlenose dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins are among the most intelligent and charismatic marine mammals, inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide. With streamlined bodies and playful behavior, they are often seen leaping through waves or riding the bow of boats. Their brains are large relative to body size, and their neocortex, involved in problem-solving and social interaction, is highly developed. Dolphins communicate through a complex system of clicks, whistles, and body language, and some have even been observed using tools—like covering their snouts with marine sponges to forage safely on the seafloor. Even more astonishing, these creatures may possess a form of individual “names” through signature whistles, identifying themselves uniquely in their pods. Such intelligence and emotional depth continue to fascinate scientists and deepen our appreciation of ocean life.

The Global Species Collection aims to highlight species that are familiar to many, as they are widely distributed and in many places numerous. In several geographical regions, they have played, and still play, important roles in human cultures, and they have names in many languages. They are some of the most loved and charismatic species, still they hold many secrets left for science to unveil.