Profiles Index

Irrawaddy Dolphin - Orcaella brevirostris
The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) inhabits coastal waters, brackish estuaries and freshwater rivers in Australaisia and Southeast Asia. This endangered dolphin is pale gray and grows to lengths of 2-2.75 meters. It has a round head and no beak and is occassionally mistaken for a beluga whale or a porpoise.

Atlantic White-sided Dolphin - Lagenorhynchus acutus
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) is named for its coloration. This species has a black dorsal region that fades to gray along its sides and a distinctive white coloration running along its ventral surface most of the length of its body.

Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales - Order Cetacea
Cetaceans (Order Cetacea) are marine mammals that includes toothed whales and toothless, filter-feeding (baleen) whales. Cetaceans are a unique and highly-specialized group of mammals with hairless bodies, flipper like forelimbs, and reduced back limbs that are located within the body wall (vestigal).

Orca - Orcinus orca
Orcas also known as killer whales, belong to the Order Cetacea, a group of marine mammals that includes whales and dolphins. Orcas bear closer relation to dolphins than to whales. The name 'killer whale' is for this reason slightly misleading and may in fact be the result of an error in translation.

Dusky Dolphin - Lagenorhynchus obscurus
The dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a medium sized dolphin, growing to lengths of 5.5 to 7 feet and weights of 150 to 185 pounds. It has a sloping face with no dominant beak nose. It is dark gray (or dark blue-gray) on its back and white on its belly.

Bottlenose Dolphin - Tursiops truncatus
The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) belongs to the Family Delphinidae, the largest family of the Order Cetacea, which includes killer whales, pilot whales, and other dolphins.

Common Dolphin - Delphinus delphis
The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) grows to lengths of 2.3m-3.6m (7.5ft-8.5ft) and weights of up to 80kg (175lb). Common dolphins are colorful with a characteristic hourglass-shaped pattern on their sides.

Northern Bottlenose Whale - Hyperoodon ampullatus
The northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is a beaked whale that has a gray body, dark brown to gray tail, and a light forehead and a small beak.