Photos Courtesy of Brandon Bassett
Diet fish, squid and sea stars
Young 32 in to 4 ft
Socialization very active at the surface fast swimmer
How they look adults have spots, white beak, dark purple cape
Size adult= 220 - 310 lb (100 -140 kg)
Where they live Atlantic Ocean
How many dolphins in a pod unknown
Latin Name Stenella frotalis
Threats people and nets
Interesting facts As they get older, they get more spots.
Fewer spots as you travel east in the Atlantic and west in the Pacific.
 

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 Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin  Hector's Dolphin
 Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin  Heaviside's Dolphin
 Atlantic Hump-backed Dolphins  Black Dolphin
 Pantropical Spotted Dolphin  Hourglass Dolphin
 Atlantic Spotted Dolphin  Dusky Dolphin
 Southern Rightwhale Dolphin  Peale's Dolphin
 Common Dolphin  White-Beaked Dolphin
 Striped Dolphin  Pacific White-sided Dolphin
 Rough-toothed Dolphin  Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
 Indo-pacific Hump-backed Dolphin  Fraser's Dolphin
 Northern Rightwhale Dolphin  Irrawaddy Dolphin
 Bottlenose Dolphin  Risso's Dolphin