If you know me, you know I am not a “tell-all”---but I do want to introduce you to the “who’s who” of Hilton Head. Hilton Head’s Friendliest Resident: The Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin. These guys are intelligent, charming and playful. Easily identified by their short, stubby beak and gray upper body (it’s pale or pink underneath), they are typically 6 – 12 feet long and weight anywhere from 300 – 1400 pounds. Their curved mouths give the appearance of a permanent smile---but don’t get too close, they have 80 – 100 cone-shaped teeth which they use to trap their prey and then swallow it whole!
Dolphins are not involuntary breathers (as we humans are), so they must consciously come to the surface to breathe air. This means they can never fully sleep
