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Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 314, February 232, March 363, April 571, May 824, June 898, July 961, August 826, September 607, October 453, November 247, December 193.
United States13,956
Alaska6,489
California5,778
Canada554
Massachusetts526
New York345
Virginia270
Nova Scotia219
Newfoundland and Labrador193
Maine157

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
GenusCommon Dolphins · Delphinus

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