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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis

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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 45, February 49, March 46, April 63, May 54, June 33, July 28, August 27, September 35, October 40, November 32, December 40.
United States2,153
South Carolina493
North Carolina411
Texas80
Georgia44
Virginia32
Alabama17
Maryland14
Maine13
Spain10

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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