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0117086. Website. www.townofdauphinisland.org. Dauphin Island is an island town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name, in the Gulf of Mexico. It incorporated in 1988. [5] The population was 1,778 at the 2020 census, [4] up from 1,238 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Mobile metropolitan area.
Spinner dolphin. The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it rotates around its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air. It is a member of the family Delphinidae of toothed whales.
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is one of four dolphin species belonging to the genus Cephalorhynchus.Hector's dolphin is the only cetacean endemic to New Zealand, and comprises two subspecies: C. h. hectori, the more numerous subspecies, also referred to as South Island Hector's dolphin; and the critically endangered Māui dolphin (C. h. maui), found off the West Coast of the North ...
Dusky dolphin. The dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere. Its specific epithet is Latin for "dark" or "dim". It is very closely genetically related to the Pacific white-sided dolphin, but current scientific consensus holds they are distinct species.
Swimming with dolphins. Human pulled along by captive dolphin. The popularity of swimming with dolphins increased in the 1980s and 1990s, occurring in over 65 countries, [1] both as a form of therapy as well as a tourist activity. [1][2] Proponents of dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) say that interacting with dolphins can help to treat mental and ...
Mahi-mahi. The mahi-mahi (/ ˈmɑːhiːˈmɑːhiː /) [3] or common dolphinfish[2] (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. It is also widely called dorado (not to be confused with Salminus brasiliensis, a freshwater fish) and dolphin (not to be ...
The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a global population of about six million. [3] Despite this fact and its vernacular name, the common dolphin is not thought of as the archetypal dolphin, with that distinction belonging to the bottlenose dolphin due to its popular appearances in aquaria and the media.
Adult Chinese white dolphin swimming off the coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, boat trips to visit the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins have been running since the 1990s. [22] The dolphins mainly live in the waters of Lantau North, Southeast Lantau, the Soko Islands and Peng Chau. A code of conduct regulates dolphin-watching ...