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Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 17, February 12, March 19, April 30, May 44, June 48, July 51, August 44, September 32, October 24, November 13, December 10.
United States1,020
Alaska346
Hawaii141
North Carolina113
Maryland65
California53
Virginia52
New York50
Massachusetts46
Canada40

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • SocialLives in groups or coloniesFrom its classification
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningFrom its classification

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer
  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyOceanic Dolphins · Delphinidae
GenusSide-striped Dolphins · Stenella

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Sources

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Practise Striped Dolphin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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