Stats

Lifespan

55-60 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

School

Biome

Open ocean

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Live birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Rare

About

This sleek dolphin travels in large pods throughout temperate and tropical oceans. It can leap up to seven meters into the air and perform complex somersaults while breaching.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Delphinidae

Genus

Stenella

Species

Stenella coeruleoalba