NOAA's Ark Collection
Diet fish, squid, lobster and other crustaceans
Young 32 - 35 in ( 80-90 cm)
Socialization very active
How they look gray cape white tipped beak and lips,
adults have spots
Size 200 -255 lb ( 90 -115 kg ); 1.7 to 2.4 meters
Where they live tropical seas
How many dolphins in a pod 50 - 1000 or 50 - 3000
Threats people and nets
Latin Name Stenella attenwata
Interesting facts They are nicknamed "Silverbacks."
 

 
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 Tucuxi  Commersons Dolphin
 Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin  Hector's Dolphin
 Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin  Heaviside's Dolphin
 Atlantic Hump-backed Dolphin  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