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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris)

About Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
  • Family: Delphinidae

The spinner dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it rotates around its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air. It is a member of the family Delphinidae of toothed whales.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2007-03-09

    Cook Monument, United States of America
  • 2010-07-13

    Tahiti, French Polynesia