Delphinus spp.
Feeding: The dolphins have teeth, are extremely intelligent and eat a variety of foods including; shrimp, schooling fish, squid, eels, crabs, etc.
Displays/Behavior: Very acrobatic and love to jump in the wakes of boats. Usually seen traveling in groups of a dozen to several hundred individuals.
Two common dolphin species are-
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Size of Adult: up to 13 feet (4 m)
Weight of Adult: up to 1430 pounds (650 Kg)
Birth length/weight: 3.5 feet (1.1 m), 50 pounds (23 Kg)
Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris
Size of Adult: up to 7 feet (2 m)
Weight of Adult: up to 165 pounds (75 Kg)
Birth length/weight: 2.5 feet (75 cm), unknown
