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Clymene Dolphin

Stenella clymene

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Louisiana.January 5, February 5, March 5, April 10, May 5, June 3, July 2, August 2, September 3, October 5, November 4, December 4.
United States160
Louisiana52
Texas34
North Carolina15
New Jersey13
Maryland2
South Carolina1

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

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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