Dusky dolphin: ocean acrobat

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The dusky dolphin is one of the smaller dolphin species with a maximum weight of about 85 kilograms and a length, of just over two metres. The dusky dolphin is a social species, known for its agility and coordinated acrobatic abilities.

The dusky dolphin inhabits most southern hemisphere waters, off the coasts of New Zealand and South America and also off south-western Africa and Australia/Tasmania.

The four subspecies are geographically separated from one another, often by an entire ocean. There is a big variation in body size - the largest dusky dolphins are found off Peru. (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Australia) | Gallery images: Dr Eric Woehler (OAM)

Dusky dolphin. Image: Dr Eric Woehler

Dr Eric Woehler

Dr Eric Woehler (OAM) is a seabird and shorebird ecologist based in lutruwita/Tasmania who has been...

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The dusky dolphin inhabits most southern hemisphere waters, off the coasts of New Zealand and South America and also off south-western Africa and Australia/Tasmania.

Dusky dolphin. Image: Dr Eric Woehler

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