Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) affectionately named Fungie who has lived for decades near the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) affectionately named Fungie who has lived for decades near the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Bottlenose Dolphin over seagrass (Tursiops truncatus). Caribbean

Bottlenose Dolphin tail slap. Azores, North Atlantic

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Oceanic larger sub-species. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic. (rr)

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Caribbean

Bottlenose dolphin trip (Tursiops truncates). Caribbean

Bottlenose dolphin and calf leaping together at the surface

Bottlenose dolphin leaping clear of the water. Azores, North Atlantic

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates). Caribbean

Bottlenose Dolphin at the surface. Azores, North Atlantic

Bottlenose dolphin with some sort of skin problem. Azores, North Atlantic

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Caribbean

Bottlenose dolphin leaping clear of the water

Bottlenose Dolphin feeding with a group of Cory's Shearwaters. Azores, North Atlantic

Bottlenose dolphin leaping clear of the water. Azores, North Atlantic

Bottlenose dolphin with some sort of skin problem, swimming off the Azores, North Atlantic

Mr. Fleetham spent an afternoon photographing these Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella plagiodon). During the several hours in the water a group of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates) joined the company for nearly an hour of inter-species exchange, Bahamas