Common name : Heaviside’s dolphin, Benguela dolphin
Scientific name : Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Family : Delphinidae
Native to : Angola, Namibia and South Africa
Interesting fact : Being mammals, dolphins are born with hair on top of the rostrum which is lost after two weeks.
Conservation status : Data Deficient
Dolphins are playful mammals living in water, closely related to whales. With more than forty species, they come in sizes from 1.2-9.5 metres long and can weigh 80-235 kg. Its body is streamlined and rounded with a dark back and a white belly. The pectoral flippers are similar to the forelimbs of land animals. They breathe through blowholes on top of their heads and use echolocation to find prey such as squids, fish, shrimps and crustaceans.
