Jul 18, 2014 - Explore Candy Holguin's board "Striped Dolphin" on Pinterest. Meanwhile, the coloration of this animal may vary greatly depending on habitat and helping the dolphin easily merge with the environment. The Bottlenose Dolphin. Although the bottlenose is the most famous dolphin species, there is a good chance you've seen a striped dolphin in action at an aquatic center. Fish is a firm favourite for these little dolphins and they dine out on the smaller varieties, like lantern-fish, found in mid or deep water. See more ideas about Dolphins, Whale, Cetacean. They eat all sorts of fish as well as squid, krill, crustaceans and octopus.Like bottlenose, striped dolphins communicate using a series of clicks and whistles. Male Female Calf; Maximum length: 2.5m: 2.4m: Unknown: Maximum weight: 200kg: 150kg: Unknown: IUCN conservation status: Least Concern. They eat mostly small schooling fish and in Tenerife often small species of squid, diving up to 700 meters for during their hunts. There are 44 different dolphin species out there in the wild, and here are 15 types of them: Amazon river dolphin, common bottlenose dolphin, killer whale, striped dolphin, spinner dolphin, short-beaked common dolphin, baiji, pacific white-sided dolphin, short-finned pilot whale, long-finned pilot whale, Irrawaddy dolphin, hector’s dolphin, tucuxi, dusky dolphin, and the Bolivian river dolphin. Other names: Hook-finned porpoise, White-striped dolphin, Lag, Pacific-striped dolphin. This unique coloration distinguishes the striped dolphin from other cetacean species and is the origin of its common name.

The strong, robust bodies of Pacific white-sided dolphins are truly beautiful. These dolphins communicate using a series of clicks and whistles, and by using body language such as breaching, jumping, roto tailing and spy hopping. They also enjoy munching on a squid or two.

Spinner Dolphins. Striped dolphins can weigh as much as 350 pounds and they also have a large dorsal fin and elongated beak. The Striped Dolphin. What do Pacific white-sided dolphins look like?

Striped dolphin has a typical shape for a dolphin, exhibiting a blue skin color with a white to light grey stripes, running along the spine: this unique coloration distinguishes the animal from other dolphin species.

Striped dolphins have a very complex social structure which can be organized by age, sex and breeding status. Striped dolphins are known for their distinct and striking coloration pattern, which includes bold, thin stripes that extend from the eye to the flipper and another set of stripes down the side of the body to the anal region. They tend to be very active with long high jumps and are even seen tail dancing across the ocean surface. Where do striped dolphins live? Striped dolphins are widely distributed throughout the world’s temperate and tropical oceans. These attractively striped animals can live in very large groups, and they perform elaborate acrobatics when they leap into the air. They rarely socialize or associate themselves with other species including other species of dolphin. The Striped dolphin are often seen in pods from 10 to over 100 individuals with mixed groups of adults, juveniles and babies.

What do striped dolphins eat? We saved the bottlenose dolphin for last for two reasons.