Common Dolphins
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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