Photo of a Common Dolphin Leaping, Nature Photography Blog

Photo of a Common Dolphin Leaping

Filed under: Photo of the Day on 6/6/2007
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising)., Delphinus delphis, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #02354, all rights reserved worldwide.
Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). San Diego, California, USA.
Image: 02354  
Species: Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California, USA
 

This is a common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), leaping alongside our liveaboard boat on the way down to Guadalupe Island. We’ve seen herds of common dolphins numbering in the thousands. They are amazing leapers.

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