How Well Do You Know Dolphins? Did you know that dolphins can live in oceans, coasts and even estuaries? Dolphins are beautiful mammals that eat fish, squid and crustaceans. These smart mammals will use various tools to get to their food, not just their bottle-like noses. Dolphins can live well over 30 years, most reaching…
The Hector’s dolphin is the rarest and smallest of dolphins in the world and is native to the waters off the coast of New Zealand.
The Melon-Headed Whale is actually a dolphin and it’s commonly seen in the company of other species in the wild. It’s also fond of approaching boats.
Though referred to as a whale, the Pilot Whale is actually a dolphin. It’s also one of the most well-known species prone to mass strandings.
The extremely rare Hourglass Dolphin is one of the smallest dolphins on our Planet. The Hourglass Dolphin is one of the smallest dolphins in the Delphinidae family and it’s native to the freezing waters of the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic region. This extremely beautiful and remarkably fast dolphin is rarely ever seen. Consequently, not much is…
The South Asian River Dolphin is the group term for 2 subspecies of endangered and ‘blind’ dolphins in parts of Asia.
The beautiful Irrawaddy Dolphin is severely threatened and is now functionally extinct in Laos. The Irrawaddy dolphin is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphins, i.e. they can tolerate a wide range of water salinity. Though very similar to the beluga whale in appearance, Irrawaddy dolphins are most closely related to the killer whale (orca). They are characterized by a…
The Striped Dolphin is a fast swimming and very cosmopolitan marine mammal. Its also a direct target of dolphin hunters. Here are more facts about it.
The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a friendly and well-known species especially to people in the Bahamas. The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a cetacean species endemic in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean and other parts of the Atlantic. Adult individuals are easy to identify by the distinctive spotted coloring all over their bodies. This a relatively smaller-sized…
The Guiana Dolphin is a relatively smaller-sized animal that can live in both freshwater and salt water. The Guiana Dolphin is a relatively small-sized cetacean dwelling in the Atlantic Ocean around parts of South and Central America. Interestingly, though it’s a member of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae) along with species like the Orcas (killer whales) and…
Although it’s one of the smallest dolphins on Earth, the La Plata Dolphin is one interesting looking animal. It has the longest beak relative to size of any cetacean.
The Northern Right Whale Dolphin is an exceptionally smooth bodied and slender species of Oceanic dolphins. Learn all about it here.