Common name : Bridled dolphin, Narrow-snouted dolphin
Scientific name : Stenella attenuata
Family : Delphinidae
Native to : Temperate and tropical oceans worldwide
Interesting fact : They use echolocation, high-pitched clicks, that bounce back, to locate their prey.
Conservation status : Least Concern
This pantropical-spotted dolphin is one of the smallest dolphins with white speckles on a dark back. They have beak-like pointed snouts and sickle-shaped dorsal fins. Living in groups called pods, they grow 8 feet long and weigh 200-255 kg. They are good swimmers and perform acrobatic feats. It gives birth to a calf, after 11 months of gestation.
