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Dusky Dolphin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dusky Dolphin ( Lagenorhynchus obscurus ) is a highly gregarious and acrobatic dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere. It was first identified by John Edward Gray in 1828. ...
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The Dusky Dolphin is a coastal dolphin. It can be found in the Southern Hemisphere near the shores of South America, South Africa and New ... Please share your thoughts by signing our guestbook or review the questions, comments of others by viewing our guestbook(link disabled). For further information about dolphins,
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There are three subspecies of dusky dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obscurus: ... Dusky dolphins are a curious species; they favor bow riding and enjoy contact with boats and people. They are extremely agile swimmers and are known for their acrobatics.
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Dusky dolphins are extremely intelligent and are considered to be one of the most acrobatic of the dolphins, sometimes doing backflips in the air after meals. ... Dusky dolphins are found in the Southern Hemisphere, especially around New Zealand, South America (especially Argentina and Peru) and Africa.
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REVIEW ON SMALL CETACEANS: Distribution, Behaviour, Migration and Threats. ... Würsig and Bastida (1986) equipped two dusky dolphins with spaghetti tags in Jan. 1975 off Golfo San José Argentina. One and five days after tagging, the two dolphins were sighted approximately 20 km and 35 km from the tagging site, respectively.
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Dusky Dolphins in New Zealand, Kaikoura. Marine Mammals of New Zealand, Dolphins. ... Dusky dolphins are very gregarious and highly social, living together in groups called pods, which in the Kaikoura region, can consist of individuals numbering anywhere from 100 to 800 dolphins in each pod. In autumn and winter,
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The dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a medium sized dolphin, growing to lengths of 5.5 to 7 feet and weights of 150 to 185 pounds. It has a sloping face with no dominant ... Dusky dolphins often form groups of 6 to 15 individuals. They also are known to form feeding aggregations of several hundred individuals.
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Dusky Dolphins can be found in coastal temperature waters of South Africa, New Zealand, and South America. ... The Dusky Dolphin eats anchovies, squid, and schools of shrimp. They live in groups of 6 to 15 dolphins. They are very active dolphins and jump as a school many times. They swim as fast as 20...
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