Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange, unpronounceable names. Story by Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University • 1h.

The new common bottlenose dolphin subspecies, known as the Eastern Tropical Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus nuuanu). This subspecies is smaller than other common bottlenose dolphins.

A researcher was surveying seabirds off the coast of Vancouver Island when he spotted something unexpected: a huge group of common bottlenose dolphins — about 200 of them — breaching and swimming.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) Most people would ...

Or Tursiops truncatus? Why biologists give organisms those strange, unpronounceable names. By Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University June 3, 2025 ...

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