1. Dolphins, Delphinus Delphus, Delphinus Truncatus

Common Dolphins/Dolphins

Common Dolphins or Commons as they are referred to are found in all the temperate waters of the world. They are a very social dolphin found in larger pods. They are rarely found in captivity unless for rescue or rehabilitation. They mate and calf year round, many times babies are found leaping next to their mothers in pods. There are two species, one the shortbeak and the other the long beak Common Dolphin. Commons almost are always curious of boaters and come right up to boats to ride the bow wave.
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Common Dolphin at the surface.
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Common Dolphin at the surface.

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  • Common Dolphin and juvenile learning the ways of the Common Dolphin.
  • A large pod of Commons just off of Santa Cruz Island, in the the Santa Barbara Channel.
  • Common Dolphins leaping off the bow of the R/V Shearwater.
  • There is always one showoff.
  • "Leap of Faith"
  • A group of Commons swimming in sych through the deep blue.
  • A common dolphin thrusting itself through the air to catch up to the boat.
  • A baby common comes to the surface next to its mother.
  • This picture shows the split second that they exhale and inhale while surfacing. The scarring around the blowhole is from another dolphins beak.
  • Dolphins are both graceful above and below the surface.
  • This pod of Common Dolphins race after the next bait ball in the area.
  • A pod of Commons racing after there next meal in the Santa Barbara Channel.
  • A pod of Common Dolphins getting closer to their next meal.
  • Common Dolphin at the surface.
  • A pod of Commons traveling through the channel just offshore of Santa Barbara.
  • A group of moms with their young close-by.
  • A mom and her baby and another youngster close-by.
  • Pod of Commons in the Santa Barbara Channel, CA.
  • Pod of Commons in the Santa Barbara Channel, CA.
  • Pod of Commons in the Santa Barbara Channel, CA.
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