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Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 02314
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin, breaching. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 00983
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | A Rissos dolphin leaps from the ocean in a full breach. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07597
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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Rissos dolphins surfacing, one spouting/blowing while others show dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04836
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07601
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 02315
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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Rissos dolphins surfacing showing dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 02316
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphins surfacing showing dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 02318
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 02319
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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Rissos dolphin showing fresh scarring from social interactions with other Rissos dolphins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04964
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04965
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04966
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04967
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04969
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | A Rissos dolphin spyhops, lifting its head above water for a look. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07598
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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A young Rissos dolphin calf performs a tail slap. Note the dark color on this juvenile, it has yet to acquire the white scarring that distinguishes adult Rissos dolphins. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07599
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07600
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07602
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07603
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07604
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07605
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07606
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 00981
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin, dorsal.
Image ID: 00982
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, damaged dorsal fin.
Image ID: 01155
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: Bahamas | Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.
Image ID: 04906
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: Bahamas | Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.
Image ID: 04907
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: Bahamas |
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Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04968
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego.
Image ID: 04970
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA | Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego.
Image ID: 07590
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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