 
Photo Courtesy of Scott Hill, NOAA Corps
| Diet |
fish, squid, octopi, krill and other
crustaceans |
| Birth |
1 m. (39 inches), birth weight unknown |
| How they look |
dark flippers located within white
body area; pointed tips; small, slender flppers; pale gray sides;
white or pink underside; thin, dark stripe running from underside
of tail stock to eye; narrow, pale gray stock; bluish gray or
brownish upper side; dark, strongly falcate dorsal fin, pale
gray finger-shaped marking below dorsal fin; thin dark streak
behind eye, black patch around each eye; slender head; smoothly
sloped forehead; distinct crease separating forehead and beak;
dark, prominent beak; and 1 or 2 dark bands between eye and flipper |
| Size |
200-330 lbs. (90-150 kgs.)
1.8-2.5 m. (6-8 1/4 ft.) |
| Where they live |
warm temperature, subtropical, and
tropical waters around the world, offshore (sometimes inshore) |
| How many dolphins are in a pod |
1-3000 in a group |
| Threats |
hunting/whaling and entanglement in nets |
| Latin Name |
Stenella coeruleoabla |
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