Common Dolphins


    Facts!
  • Dorsal side is dark grey
  • Ventral side light grey to creamy white
  • Can get as long as 2.3 meters long
  • Weigh about 136 kg
  • Smallest form of common dolphins
    live in the Black Sea largest live
    in the Indian Ocean
  • They have 40-55 small pointed teeth
  • They eat pelagic fish, cephalopods, and gadidae
  • Can dive up to 200 meters deep
  • Pod sizes have about 100 other dolphins
  • Make high-pitched squeling sounds to communicate
  • Swim up to 25 knots
  • Live for about 30 years

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