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Heaviside's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Description:

Black down the middle of the head and back from the blowhole to the dorsal fin, spreading to the flanks about halfway along the bosy. Grey on the sides of the head and chest and to the lower flanks to about two-thirds of the way along the body.( Smithers' mammals of southern africa a field guide. fourth edition)

Habitat:

water less than 100 m deep

Notes:

Happily play along the sides of boats

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1 Comment

AdrianoZaniniAstaldi
AdrianoZaniniAstaldi 11 years ago

Thankyou Berndt :)

Walvis Bay, Windhoek District, Namibia

Spotted on Jul 7, 2010
Submitted on Sep 9, 2012

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