1997 Dolphins around the World Page 3 Please note these images may NOT be used on another web page or for any commercial use. You may download these images for your own desktop or print them out to view, however any other use of any kind is not allowed without the prior written permission of S.Kirby. These dolphins occur worldwide in tropical and temperate waters and are one of the world's most abundant dolphin species. They have been seen in groups of thousands and are generally an offshore species. Hopefully a time will come soon when such beautiful animals are no longer kept in concrete tanks One of the many places they may be seen in the wild is in Hervey Bay,Australia.
Calves display the same patterns but are lighter in colour.
They have a prominent triangular dorsal fin, pointed flippers, and slender streamlined body. The size of adult females is approximately 2.4m with males being larger at 2.6m. Common dolphins often ride boat's bow waves, and can be seen swimming rapidly at the surface, sometimes leaping clear of the water. A possible albino Common dolphin has been sighted in Australian waters. Spinner Dolphins Spinner Dolphins are found in tropical , and warm temperate waters in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.