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Oceanic dolphins

First, I am going to tell you about oceanic dolphins. Oceanic dolphins are dolphins that stays in oceans, but some don't end with dolphin, they end with whale. Let's 

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La Plata dolphin

Weight: 50 kg (110 lb)

Length: 1.8 m (5.9 ft)

Fun fact: The la plata dolphin is known for 

its extremely long beak which is believed 

to be the largest of any known dolphin species.

You can find 

them here.

Long-beaked common dolphin

Weight:  80 - 150 kg (180 - 330 lb)

Length: 2.5 m (8.2 ft)

Fun fact: These dolphins are extremely social and playful, and are often spotted performing acrobatic stunts with other dolphins such as leaping out of the water, performing flips and bow riding.

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them here:

Short-beaked common dolphin

Weight: 136 kg (299 pounds.)

Length: 2.8 m(8 ft)

Fun fact: In fact this dolphin are fairly small 

when compared to many of the other 

40+ known species of dolphin.

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them here:

Common bottlenose dolphin

Weight: 650 kg (1,430 lb)

Length:  4 m (13.1 ft)

Fun fact: Their high level of intelligence, ability to learn and perform complex tasks combined with an outgoing nature have made them very popular among people.

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them here:

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin

Weight: 230 kg (510 lb)

Length: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)

Fun fact: The Indo-Pacific dolphin is a social dolphin species that can often be found traveling in groups of 5 – 15 dolphins; however during certain social events pod sizes may number in the hundreds.

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them here:

(colored green)

Burrunan dolphin

Weight: 590 kg (1,310 lb)

Length:  2.78 m (9.1 ft)

Fun fact: The Burrunan dolphin gets its name from a word in the Bonwurrung, Woiwurrung and Taungurung aboriginal languages. It means simply ‘large sea fish of the porpoise kind’. Obviously, this is factually incorrect as the Burrunan dolphin, just like all dolphins, is a mammal and not a fish.

You can find them here: Waters off eastern Tasmania, and in coastal waters of South Australia in the Spencer Gulf region and west to St Francis Island.

Northern right whale dolphin

Weight: 60–100 kg (130–220 lb)

Length: 2–3 meters (6.5–10 feet)

Fun fact: At birth however these dolphins 

have a creamy or grayish brown skin tone 

that turns dark after about a year.

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them here:

Southern right whale dolphin

Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)

Length: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)

Fun fact:  They are energetic swimmers and 

can be seen porpoising at high speeds, resembling 

a herd of penguins.

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them here:

Guiana dolphin

Weight: 60 kg (132 Ib)

Length:  2.1 m (6.9 ft) 

Fun fact:  it is almost identical to the Tucuxi 

(Sotalia fluviatilis), and they are easily confused 

where their distribution range overlaps.

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them here:

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

Weight: 230 kg (510 lb)

Length: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)

Fun fact: At birth, the dolphins are black. They 

change to grey, then pinkish with spots when 

young. Adults are grey, white or pink.

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them here:

Atlantic humpback dolphin

Weight: 285 kg (630 Ib) 

Length: 3.1 m (10 ft 6 in)

Fun fact: This dolphin often has a 

hump, which becomes more noticeable 

as it ages.

You can find 

them here:

Australian humpback dolphin

Weight: 250 kg (550 Ib)

Length: 2.7 m (9 ft)

Fun fact: This dolphin is seen feeding around 

reefs, river mouths and estuaries on small 

fish, squid and octopuses.

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them here:

(pink colored)

Atlantic spotted dolphin

Weight: 130 kg (290 lb)

Length:  2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) 

Fun fact: Atlantic spotted dolphins have light streamlined bodies, which are designed for fast swimming and acrobatic performances allowing them to quickly move through the water and make long leaps through the air.

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them here:

Clymene dolphin

Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)

Length: 2 m (6.6 ft)

Fun fact: The underbody and belly however tends to 

be a white-pinkish color instead of the light and dark 

gray found. 0n the sides and top of the dolphin.

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them here:

Pantropical spotted dolphin

Weight: 120 kg (264.15 Ib)

Length: 2.5 m (8.21 ft)

Fun fact: Yet this beautiful creature was also once endangered as millions of became snared in tuna nets. Since then, the adoption of dolphin-friendly tuna fishing measures has reversed that trend.

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them here:

Spinner dolphin

Weight: 79 kg (174.87 Ib)

Length: 1.25 m (4.7 ft)

Fun fact: Spinner dolphins gather in pods that can 

number into the thousands and are known for 

spinning and leaping.

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them here:

Striped dolphin

Weight: 160 kg (352 lb)

Length: 2.6 m (8.5 ft)

Fun fact: These dolphins are also very 

acrobatic and may perform high jumps 

and frequently breach the water.

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them here:

Rough-toothed dolphin

Weight: 155 kg (342 lb)

Length: 2.83 m (9.3 ft)

Fun fact: A female of this species protects her calf by 

swimming in close by and positioning herself between 

her calf and other dolphins.

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them here:

Chilean dolphin

Weight: 80 kg (176 Ib)

Length: 1.7 m (5.6 ft)

Fun fact: Unlike other dolphins this species tends to exhibit less socially active behavior than other species of dolphin and are more likely to stay distant or flee when coming into contact with humans.

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them here:

Commerson's dolphin

Weight: 23 kg (51 lb)

Length: 1.5 m (5 ft)

Fun fact: Commersons’ Dolphins are 

prey for Leopard Seals, Sharks, and 

Orcas.

You can find 

them here:

Haviside's dolphin

Weight: 75 kg (165.7 Ib)

Length: 1.8 m (5.11 ft)

Fun fact: Heaviside's dolphins are energetic 

and social animals. They are attracted to boats 

and frequently bow-ride.

You can find 

them here:

Hector's dolphin

Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)

Length: 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)

Fun fact: The remains of Hector's dolphins have 

been found in the stomachs of broadnose sevengill shark 

, great white shark and blue shark.

You can find 

them here:

Risso's dolphin

Weight: 500 kg (1,100 Ib)

Length: 4.00 m (13.12 ft)

Fun fact: Further, people, including scientists, once thought this incredible variety of dolphin to be quite rare. This held true because of the simple fact that sightings of it occurred extremely rarely.

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them here:

Fraser's dolphin

Weight: 200 kg (440 Ib)

Length: 2.75 m (9 ft)

Fun fact: They are also known for their ability to 

dive to depths of more than 1,500 ft. where light 

does not inhibit the ocean.

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them here:

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Weight: 230 kg (510 Ib)

Length: 2.8 m (9.2 ft)

Fun fact: Given its name because of its white belly 

and sides the Atlantic white-sided dolphin has a visual 

appeal that stands out when compared to other dolphin species.

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them here:

Dusky dolphin

Weight: 100 kg (210 Ib)

Length: 1.88 m (6 ft)

Fun fact: The diet of dusky dolphins consists primarily 

of aquatic animals, that mainly includes fish and squid, 

and they are preyed upon by orcas and sharks.

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them here:

Hourglass dolphin

Weight: 90 kilograms (200 Ib)

Length: 1.8 m (5.9 ft) 

Fun fact: The hourglass dolphin is a rare 

species of dolphin that can be found swimming 

in the Antarctic and Sub Antarctic oceans.

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them here:

Pacific white-sided dolphin

Weight: 200 kg (440 lb)

Length:  2.5 m (8.2 ft)

Fun fact: Dolphins have strong eye 

muscles and can change the shape 

of their eye lens to focus.

You can find 

them here:

Peale's dolphin

Weight: 115 kg (253.2 Ib)

Length: 2.1 m (6.9 ft)

Fun fact: Peale’s dolphins will often follow 

in a boat’s wake, but turning off the propeller 

seems to lead to loss of interest.

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them here: