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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]
[9] 14 species of marine mammals including killer whales, Peale's dolphins, Commerson's dolphins, leopard seals, southern elephant seals, and southern sea lions frequent the surrounding waters. [12] Elephant seals, fur seals, and sea lions all breed on the islands, and the largest elephant seal breeding site has over 500 animals in it. [13]
Fin whale Orca Commerson dolphin Hourglass dolphins Peale's 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.
Commerson's dolphin: C. commersonii: Argentina including Puerto Deseado, in the Strait of Magellan and around Tierra del Fuego, and near the Falkland Islands, near the Kerguelen Islands in the southern part of the Indian Ocean Chilean dolphin: C. eutropia: coast of Chile Heaviside's dolphin: C. heavisidii
The International Fund for Animal Welfare says it rescued 10 dolphins that were stranded across five towns on Cape Cod on Saturday.. The team first got reports at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and responded ...
The Seas With Nemo & Friends will go without dolphins for the first time in decades. Dolphins will no longer just keep swimming at a famous Disney World attraction based on the Finding Nemo film ...
Dusky dolphins live in a fission-fusion society, ... In Patagonia, dusky and Commerson's dolphins have been attracting more and more viewers. Tourists interested in ...
According to the New England Patriots website, the game will be live broadcast on 98.5 FM the Sports Hub, which is the flagship station for Patriots Radio Network. The game will also be available ...