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It's Fun Fact Friday! Did you know Dusky Dolphins are very closely genetically related to the Pacific white-sided dolphin, but current scientific consensus holds they are distinct species? A better name for them may be the "Friendly" dolphin. This species is frequently seen socializing with other animals such as Southern Right Whales in Argentina, Pilot Whales in Africa, and many species of sea birds.⠀ #whaletales #dolphins #duskydolphins #dolphinsareawesome #funfact #trivia #newzealand #storytelling #triva #arctic #dyk #dolphinsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5pfm2NMjU/?utm_medium=tumblr

60 years ago this week, from the February 16, 1969 feature: "CLEVER COMICS OF THE SEA—Dolphins And Whales Put On Great Show Of Brains And Tricks." This image opened the story with the following caption: "DOLPHIN QUARTET waits expectantly at pool's edge for fish, curved-back mouths making them look all smiles. These four were recently flown from Florida to California's Marineland in a 15-hour flight. They lost neither their dispositions nor their appetites on the trip. Shortly after arriving, they were romping about their pool, lining up for handouts." (Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #thisweekinLIFE #Dolphins #dolphinsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Btvrdbnj-jE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fixajxhbz1oy

Via @vintageflukes namu — namu was a male orca who was accidently captured from canadian waters on June 23, 1965. namu was over 10 years old at the time of his capture. namu became trapped along with a young calf. both were able to escape, though namu did not leave. he was soon sold to ted griffin. griffin built a pen for namu and started allowing guests to view him. he trained namu for shows and he was the first orca trained for waterworks. namu never harmed his trainer and the two got along well. he later appeared in a film, "namu: the killer whale". namu passed away at the seattle aquarium after becoming tangled in a net which caused an infection. • • • • • #orca#whale#orcawhale#cetacean#killerwhale#blackfish#seaworld#seaworldsandiego#seaworldorlando#seaworldsanantonio#mammal#southernresidents#northernresidents#ocean#whalesofinstagram#vintage#dolphin#dolphinsofinstagram#shamu https://www.instagram.com/p/BokKTkGhjMo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t565ys8ywi65

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An Absolutely Stunning Dolphin Encounter! To read this story (and more!), follow the link in our bio.⠀⠀ Photo by @patpatasaur⠀⠀ #whaletales #2017 #dolphins #getonaboat #monterey #dolphinsareawesome #rightwhaledolphins #pacificwhitesideddolphins #dolphinstory #dolphinlove #dolphinblog #dolphinsofinstagram #dolphinphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CVqprfGM5tj/?utm_medium=tumblr

There are between 36 & 40 species of #dolphin swimming on Earth depending on how you categorize certain subspecies. Maui’s dolphins are the smallest coming in at an average of 50kg & 1.7m & Killer Whales are the largest at 6 tons & 9.5m ⠀ 🎨: @green_humour⠀ #dolphinawarenessmonth #whaletales #dolphins #dolphinsareawesome #dolphinmonth #dolphinlove #dolphinsofinstagram #dolphinwatching #getonaboat #dolphinstory #dolphinblog #dolphinlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CMX7kCvBThj/?igshid=1lhgoc4zu3z18

Thanksgiving Humps. To read this story (and more!) follow the link in our bio.⁠⠀ Photo by @lisajoanart⁠⠀ #whaletales #2017 #dolphin #humpback #storytelling #whales #whalewatching #whalesareawesome #getonaboat #explorebc #dolphinlove #dolphinstory #dolphinblog #dolphinsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CUvKr23gFh5/?utm_medium=tumblr

It's #FunFactFriday! #Didyouknow that the Ganges River Dolphin is one of two subspecies of South Asian River Dolphin, the other being the Indus River dolphin? Ganges River dolphins are found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers through Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Like all river dolphins they have a very long and thin rostrum but unique among cetaceans these river dolphins swim primarily on their sides.⠀ #whaletales #dolphin #riverdolphins #ganges #dolphinsareawesome #trivia #getonaboat #dolphinsofinstagram #dyk #storytelling #funfact https://www.instagram.com/p/CYb_A4vMzN4/?utm_medium=tumblr