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In comparison to other dolphin species, the Atlantic spotted dolphin is medium-sized. Newborn calves are about 35–43 in (89–109 cm) long, while adults can reach a length of 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) and a weight of 140 kg (310 lb) in males, and 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) and 130 kg (290 lb) in females.
Spotted dolphin refers to either one of two closely related dolphin species, being: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis; pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata; While the pantropical spotted dolphin can be found around the world's oceans where a tropical or subtropical climate exists, the Atlantic spotted dolphin can only be ...
Denise L. Herzing is the founder and Research Director of the Wild Dolphin Project, [1] a non-profit which funds the study of the natural behaviors and communication of Atlantic spotted dolphins in the wild. [2] Herzing has earned her Ph. D. in Behavioral Biology/Environmental Studies, her M. A. in Behavioral Biology, and her B. S. in Marine ...
The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis), a small, rather tropical species with a dark coat spotted with light gray, has been reported in the Mediterranean but only exceptionally, and no resident population has been identified with any certainty. [12] However, the ACCOBAMS considers these records to be doubtful. [14]
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis DD; Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD (ssp. centroamericana - Central American spinner dolphin NE, ssp. longirostris - Gray’s spinner dolphin NE, ssp. orientalis - Eastern spinner dolphin VU, ssp. roseiventris - dwarf spinner dolphin NE) Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis LC
Researchers in Portugal have added Atlantic spotted dolphins to the list of mammals that grieve their dead, reports Wired. Mentioned specifically in their study are two occasions in which members ...
This is a list of indigenous mammals of the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira in the North Atlantic ocean. Besides the mammals on the islands, the coastal waters are host to at least nine species of dolphins and ten species of migrating cetaceans. These are protected in the 430,000 km 2 Madeiran Marine Mammal Sanctuary. [1]
Humpback whale Atlantic spotted dolphin. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.