| Class
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Mammalia +
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| Common name
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Saddle-backed dolphin +
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| Division/Phylum
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Chordata +
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| Family
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Delphinidae +
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| Genus
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Delphinus +
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| Header caption
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The short-beaked common dolphin with calf +
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| Header image
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Delphinus delphis with calf.jpg +
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| IUCN status
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Least Concern +
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| Introdescription
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The short-beaked common dolphin (''Delphin … The short-beaked common dolphin (''Delphinus delphis'') is a species of common dolphin. It has a larger range than the long-beaked common dolphin (''D. capensis'') , occurring throughout warm-temperate and tropical oceans, '''''with the possible exception of the Indian Ocean'''''. Short-beaked common dolphins can live in aggregations of hundreds or even thousands of dolphins.They sometimes associate with other dolphin species, such as pilot whales. They have also been observed bow riding on baleen whales, and they also bow ride on boats. It is a fast swimmer (up to 60 km/h), and breaching behavior and aerial acrobatics are common with this species.(Source:Wikipedia).mmon with this species.(Source:Wikipedia). +
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| Order
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Cetacea +
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| Page creation date
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2 March 2011 +
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| Regnum
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Animalia +
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| Species name
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Delphinus delphis +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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| Categories |
Mammals +
, Aquatic mammals +
, Species page +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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2 March 2011 22:23:50 +
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