Cetacean species found at Guadalupe Island include large herds of Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, above) as well as the more rarely seen beaked whales. It is thought that the beaked whales feed for large squid in the deep water.
Pacific bottlenose dolphin. Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03740
Format: Film 3:2
Pacific bottlenose dolphin. Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Species: Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03740
Format: Film 3:2
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Categories:
- Animal > Cetacean > Dolphin > Bottlenose Dolphin
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico) > Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > International > Isla Guadalupe Special Biosphere Reserve (Mexico)
- Location > World > Mexico > Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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