#cute dolphins

[somecutething]

Dolphins doing cartwheels with an aquarium guest.

(via Ant.Giovanni)

[wall-paprs]

[animalsandtea]

Adorable dolphin 🐬

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Source: http://www.mrwallpaper.com/cute-dolphins-wallpaper/

[animalsandtea]

Cute dolphins 

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[thecreatureawaits]

The Creature Awaits #66:

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry.  Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

(Photograph by fabulous photographer, Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith. You can view more of his amazing work here. (CC BY-SA 2.0))

Hector's Dolphin

Māori Names (for both Hector's and Māui dolphins): Tutumairekurai, Tupoupou and Popoto

Scientific Name: Cephalorhynchus hectori

Region: New Zealand

Size: About 3'11"-5'3" (1.2–1.6 m) long

Interesting Note:  Just when I thought there weren't any dolphins more charming and beautiful than our local Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins, I find out about this adorable tiny orca-like dolphin from New Zealand. They are the smallest known species of dolphin and have a uniquely rounded dorsal fin.  Sadly though, they are yet another species with a declining population - this time primarily due to net-fishing (those "dolphin-safe tuna" labels are on those cans for a reason!) and inbreeding and subsequent disease caused by the remaining dolphins having a reduced pool of potential mates.

[sugarhai]

let’s swim away together