Dolphin Behavior photos

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Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef, Stenella longirostris, Lanai
Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef.
Species: Hawaiian spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris
Location: Lanai, Hawaii
Image ID: 00108  
Pacific white sided dolphin carrying drift kelp, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin carrying drift kelp.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00043  
Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02408  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00044  
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, Grampus griseus
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.
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00983  
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, Grampus griseus
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.
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07597  
Common dolphin at the edge of the ocean, Delphinus delphis, Santa Barbara, California
Common dolphin at the edge of the ocean.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 27017  
Common dolphin leaping from the ocean, Delphinus delphis, Santa Barbara, California
Common dolphin leaping from the ocean.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 27018  
Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath.  Open ocean near San Diego, Tursiops truncatus
Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath. Open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07158  
Pacific bottlenose dolphin hydrodynamically slices the ocean as it surfaces to breathe.  Open ocean near San Diego, Tursiops truncatus
Pacific bottlenose dolphin hydrodynamically slices the ocean as it surfaces to breathe. Open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07165  
A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer.  Open ocean near San Diego, Tursiops truncatus
A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer. Open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07167  
Common dolphin leaping, Delphinus delphis, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Common dolphin leaping.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 19485  
Common dolphin leaping, Delphinus delphis, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Common dolphin leaping.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 19486  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00001  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00006  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00049  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00057  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00058  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00059  
Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01017  
Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02407  
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, Grampus griseus
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.
Species: Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 04836  
Common dolphin, Baja California, Delphinus delphis
Common dolphin, Baja California.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Image ID: 04929  
Common dolphin, Baja California, Delphinus delphis
Common dolphin, Baja California.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Image ID: 04934  
Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Common dolphin.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 06421  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00002  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00005  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00021  
Pacific white sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00038  
Pacific white sided dolphin, carrying drift kelp, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California
Pacific white sided dolphin, carrying drift kelp.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00042  
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