Predators of Bottlenose Dolphins
Dolphins are apex predators, meaning that they are at the top of the food chain in our oceans and there are not many animals that prey upon them. Still, you may ask yourself, what types of predators eat bottlenose dolphins? Dolphins are agile, quick and have a brain capacity 40% larger than humans, making them intelligent and when necessary, dolphins can be aggressive.
Very few predators are brave enough to attack the noble and beautiful dolphin. Most commonly you may find that sharks will kill and eat bottlenose dolphins, if they are of the smaller variety. Larger dolphins are simply too powerful and can either out manoeuvre them or will return the aggressive behaviour, ramming them with their snouts.