Common Dolphins
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| Scientific name | Delphinus |
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| Family | Delphinidae |
| Length | Short-beaked common dolphin |
| Speed | Short-beaked common dolphin |
| Mass | Short-beaked common dolphin |
| Did you know | Common dolphins travel in groups of around 10 – 50 in number and frequently gather into schools containing 100 to 2000 individuals. |
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| ID | 1448498 |
About Common Dolphins
The common dolphin is the name given to two species of dolphin making up the genus Delphinus. Taxonomists and cetologists usually recognise two species — the short-beaked common dolphin, which retains the systematic name Delphinus delphis, and the long-beaked common dolphin D. capensis.
Second dolphin dies in inland Cambridgeshire river
... Two Common Dolphins had been spotted in the river at King s Lynn in Norfolk and then near Huntingdon, last week...
Cambridgeshire: Dolphin dies after inland rescue effort
... The river runs off the River Great Ouse, where a pair of Common Dolphins near Huntingdon, this week...
'Dolphin snot' used to look at health of pod off Gower
... Lots of Common Dolphins also come close to shore in summer, off Gower, Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Bay...
Stranded whales: Numbers on the rise around UK shores
... Accidental entanglement in fishing gear accounted for about one in four deaths of Common Dolphins, and one in 10 for the harbour porpoise...
Second dolphin dies in inland Cambridgeshire river
By Helen BurchellBBC News, Cambridgeshire
A second dolphin has died after the pair were seen swimming in a River up to 45 miles (72km) inland, conservationists have confirmed.
One of the pair - a Calf - had to be euthanised on Saturday Night after Getting Off The River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire.
The mother dolphin was spotted dead in the same River on Monday.
Post-mortem examinations on both are expected to be carried out.
Two Common Dolphins had been spotted in The River at King's Lynn in Norfolk And Then Near Huntingdon, last week.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) volunteers became involved when one of the pair became trapped deep in reeds in the New Bedford River - which runs off The River Great Ouse - Near Pymoor, Cambridgeshire, at about 19:30 BST on Saturday.
BDMLR said the distressed mammal was put down after rescue efforts failed.
There were hopes its mother might make her way back to The Sea but she was found dead Two Days later.
Dan Jarvis , from the BDMLR team, told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: " We have been made aware that The Other dolphin's been found dead as well, still in The River Great Ouse Near Bluntisham - approximately 10km (six miles) from where The Calf was on Saturday evening, where it stranded. "
He Said it was " very disappointing and sad" that both had died.
Pymoor is about 25 miles (40km) from The Sea and Bluntisham is about 36 miles (58km) from the nearest coast.
Rob Deaville, a specialist with the, which deals with whales, dolphins and porpoises, said examinations of both the dolphins would be carried out.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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