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The IUCN lists Commerson's dolphin as Least Concern in its Red List of Threatened Species. The proximity of the dolphin to the shore makes accidental killing in gillnets a common occurrence. The dolphin was killed for use as crab bait by some Argentinian and Chilean fishermen in the 1970s and 1980s, but this practice has since been curtailed. [2]
[2] According to a study in 1971, Peale's dolphin and the Cephalorhynchus species are the only dolphins that do not whistle (no acoustic data are available for the hourglass dolphin). Peale's dolphin also shares with several Cephalorhynchus species the possession of a distinct white "armpit" marking behind the pectoral fin.
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1.8–3.5 t (2.0–3.9 short tons) Short-finned pilot whale: Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846: LC: Unknown [f] (dark blue) 1–4 t (1.1–4.4 short tons) Genus Grampus – one species Common name Scientific name Status Population Distribution Size Picture Risso's dolphin: Grampus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812: LC: Unknown [g] 300 kg (660 lb)
The video starts with the dolphin tossing a football to a man standing on a dock. He tosses it back to the dolphin - who almost catches it! - and then retrieves it before throwing a perfect spiral ...
Heaviside's are small and stocky with adults reaching a maximum length and weight of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) and 75 kg (165 lb) respectively. [9] The dolphin has a distinct black, grey and white body pattern, and is not easily confused with any other species in its range. [4] The head is cone shaped with a blunt beak.
The species is an average-sized oceanic dolphin. Females weigh up to 150 kg (330 lb) and males 200 kg (440 lb) with males reaching 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and females 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in length. Pacific white-sided dolphins usually tend to be larger than dusky dolphins. Females reach maturity at seven years.
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