5025 x 3350 px | 42,5 x 28,4 cm | 16,8 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2006
Ort:
Offshore Peru
Weitere Informationen:
This picture was taken whilst a group of short beaked common dolphins were bowriding the vessel we were on In peruvian waters The short beaked common dolphin has the classic dolphin appearance a streamlined slender body with a long beak although shorter than that of the long beaked common dolphin The skin is sleek and water resistant The melon is more rounded melon than the long beaked species and meets the beak at a sharp angle The body lacks sweat gland they release heat through their flippers The back of the body is dark grey to black and the belly is light grey to creamy white An hourglass pattern is located on the flanks where the black and white meet The dorsal fin is shaped like the classic shark s sickle shaped and erect Both the flippers and dorsal fin are larger in the short beaked species Short beaked common dolphins are found in the offshore and sometimes coastalwaters of most temperate and tropical seas
