Facts about Rough-toothed Dolphin
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Rough-toothed dolphins can live approximately 20 to 30 years in the wild, with some individuals potentially reaching their late thirties.
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Rough-toothed dolphins produce clicks and whistles at frequencies up to 130 kilohertz for echolocation and social communication in open ocean waters.
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Tropical and subtropical oceans between 40 degrees north and south latitude are the primary habitat where rough-toothed dolphins are found, rarely venturing into waters colder than 10 degrees Celsius.
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Rough-toothed dolphins possess 20 to 27 pairs of cone-shaped teeth per jaw, which are distinctly wrinkled and give the species its common name.
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Rough-toothed dolphins live in groups of 10 to 30 individuals, though pods occasionally merge into aggregations exceeding 100 members.
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Deep dives by rough-toothed dolphins can reach depths exceeding 1,000 meters in search of squid and deep-sea fish.