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Fraser's Dolphin
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:51:46 -0700 Fraser's Dolphin was first recognized in 1956. The skull of this dolphin was discovered on the Island of Borneo around 1895 by Mr. Charles E. Hose, who donated his finding to the British Museum where Francis Fraser later studied the skull in 1956. The skull of the Fraser's Dolphin has resembling features of both the Lagenorhynchus and the Delphinus dolphin families. The Fraser's Dolphins are also called the "short-snouted whitebelly", and the "Sarawak" dolphin. In 1971 the entire body of the Fraser's Dolphin was found allowing a more detailed body description to be made. The Fraser's Dolphin is a stocky dolphin with small flippers and fin, while the beak is short, it is well defined and pointed. At birth the Fraser's Dolphin calf is a dull grey in color weighing around 40lbs. and having a body length of 39in. As they grow into adults their coloration becomes a blueish-grey on the upper part of their bodies, with a creamy white to pink coloration on their bellies and throat. A lateral black stripe also appears and grows as the dolphin grows. When fully grown the Fraser's Dolphin will weigh between 350-460lbs., and have a length between 6.6ft.-8.6ft., the males seeming to be larger than the females. read more |
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Risso's Dolphin
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:00:51 -0700 Risso's Dolphins were discovered in 1812. A man named Mr. Risso described this species to Culvier in 1812, thus giving this dolphin its name. The Risso's Dolphin is also known as the Grampus. This particular dolphin is found worldwide in warm-temperate and tropical waters. Commonly this dolphin is spotted in deep waters and rarely close to shore lines. You'll find the Risso's Dolphins in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, along with the Mediterranean, Red and Black Seas. The Risso's Dolphin is a large full bodied mammal with a large head somewhat rounded head. This dolphin has a distinctive crease that runs from the melon on its head, to their mouths. The bodies of these dolphins is very similar to the Pilot Whales. An adult Risso's Dolphin has a typical length of 10 feet, but have been recorded at 12.5 feet. The average weight is 650lbs., but have been recorded to weigh as much as 1100lbs. It appears that the male Risso's Dolphin is the larger between the themselves and the females. read more |
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Great Dolphin Experience
Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:18:43 -0700 Hi, I just had an excellent experience and thought i would like to share information about it to everyone who loves dolphins. I am from the country of Belize and has just recently visited Hugh Parkey's Belize. It was an amazing experience, I swam with all the dolphins and just loved the place. here is a link to the site if you are interested in reading about it or even visiting the location. However, it was kind of far from my house. You can view their site at www.belizedolphins.com/ Thanks Steve Owner Buy Belize Real Estate http://www.buy-belize.com |
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Hector's Dolphin
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:40:36 -0700 Hector's Dolphin, also called the White Headed Dolphin, are found exclusively in New Zealand. This particular dolphin is the rarest of all dolphins in the world. The Hector's Dolphin derived this name from Sir James Hector, a scientist who was the first person to ever examine this dolphin species. Hector's Dolphins are one of the smallest dolphins in the world. As adults the Hector's Dolphin has a length of 1.4 meters and weigh in at only 50 kilograms. Their bodies are solid, with a distinctive rounded dorsal fin. This dolphin doesn't have a typical long beak, rather they have a gently sloping snout. The bellies of the Hector's Dolphin is white, while the rest of their bodies are grey in color, except for the crescent shaped black mark that runs between thir eyes and blowhole. read more |
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Heaviside's Dolphin
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:53:30 -0700 The Heaviside's Dolphin was discovered in the 19th century by Captain Haviside. He brought a speciman from Namibia to the United Kingdom. This dolphin species can be found in shallow coastal waters. They have been spotted in the Southwest Coast of frica, from Northern Namibia, South to Cape Province. The Heaviside's Dolphin are not considered rare, however, they're not high in numbers along the African Coastline, where they live. Haviside's Dolphin's are not very large, in fact they are very small in size, as an adult they will only reach a length averaging 1.7m and a weight of 60-70 kg. This dolphin has a blunt head and full rounded bodies. There are no beaks on this dolphin, which sometimes gets them confused with the porpoise. The flippers are rounded, almost paddle-like shape, while the dorsal fin is large and triangular. The posterior half of the Heaviside's Dolphin is solid grey with a darker grey coloration that looks like a cape. The anterior half, including the dorsal fin, flanks and tail is a dark blue-black color, very similar to the colorations of the Orca Whale. read more |
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Commerson's Dolphin
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:27:45 -0700 Commerson's Dolphins were first recognized in 1767, by Roert Commerson, which is why they have the name, "Commerson's Dolphin". The Commerson's Dolphin was not classified until 1804, as part of the genus species, "Dolphinus Commersonii". This particular dolphin can be found in South America around the southern tip, near Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. They are also found at the southern part of the Indian Ocean, near the Kerguelin Islands, which was discovered to have the Commerson's Dolphin species in the 1950's. The Commerson's Dolphins are found in shallow waters and are often spotted in naturally protected waters along with harbors. The most numerous spottings of these mammals are in the Straits of Magellan, the Falkland Islands and Tierra del Fuego, around kelp beds within the waters. Globally the population numbers of this dolphin are unknown. However, a 1984 survey in the Straight of Magellan, estimated the population in this area to be 3,400 dolphins. read more |
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Chilean Dolphin
Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:11:19 -0700 The Chilean Dolphin, also known as the "Black Dolphin", is small in size compared to the majority of the dolphin species. As adults the length of the Chilean Dolphin is only 170cm. The head of these mammals is blunt and their bodies are thickly shaped. The girth, also known as the middle of the dolphins body, takes up 2/3 of its body length. Both the flippers and dorsal fin are small in size compared to this dolphins body proportions. The Chilean Dolphins are white along their throats, bellies and the ends of the flippers closest to their bodies. The rest of their body is a variety of gray shades. read more |
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Rough-toothed Dolphin
Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:34:34 -0700 The Rough-toothed Dolphin was discovered and described in 1823 by Cuvier. This particular dolphin is found in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, along with the Mediterranean and the Caribbean Seas. The Rough-toothed Dolphins enjoy deep, offshore warm-temperate waters. They have been spotted near Hawaii, the Bahamas and Ogasawana, near Japan, and also off the Coast of Brazil. The majority of research about the Rough-toothed Dolphins has been done in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where the population estimated was around 150,000 dolphins. Other areas where these dolphins inhabit the waters the population estimates are unknown. read more |
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Striped Dolphin
Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:24:50 -0800 The Striped Dolphin was discovered by Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen, a German physician and botanist, in 1833. The Striped Dolphins are found in temperate, tropical off-shore waters of the North and South Atlantic Oceans, along with the Mediterranian and Pacific Oceans, plus the Gulf of Mexico. The waters that they swim in range in temperatures from 10 to 20 degrees celcius. This particular species of dolphins is extensively studied in the Western Pacific Ocean. The Striped Dolphins population is estimated to be around two million. The colored markings of the Striped Dolphin makes them easy to spot. They have a blue stripe that runs from the rostrum, which is dark in color, around their eyes and along their backs, ending just behind their dorsal fins. The bellies of the striped dolphin are either white or pink, while the overall coloration is variant from grey tones to a more brown coloration. The Common Dolphins and the Striped Dolphins are found swimming and interacting with one another. read more |
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Spinner Dolphin
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:50:58 -0800 The Spinner Dolphins live in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They inhabit the warmer tropical and sub-tropical waters of these oceans. The Spinner Dolphin can be seen off the coasts of Islands in and around the waters of these oceans. Depending on the geographical locations of the Spinner Dolphins, their body shapes and sizes along with coloration will vary. The Spinner Dolphin derives its name due to their ability of high spinning leaps from the water. They are very friendly and eager to bow ride with ships and other water vessels as long as there isn't any tuna fishing in the area. Areas where tuna fishing takes place, the Spinner Dolphins aren't known for approaching water vessels in a friendly way due to the threat they have been subjected to by the Tuna Fisheries. read more |
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