Average Size
Newborns: 39 inches-4 1/2 feet
Weight: 65-75 lb
Adults: 6-8 feet
Weight: 365-440 lb
Status:
locally common
Population:
unknown
Threats:
The threats to this dolphin are hunting and getting caught up and tangled in
fishing nets.
Quick facts:
Other Names Used:
Group Size:
About 5-50 animals or 1-100. There have been schools of up to 1,000
animals reported.
Behavior:
These acrobatic and fast swimmers are wary of some ships in certain areas.
But they will swim alongside the slower moving vessels and might ride the bow-ride. Sometimes
these dolphins will ride the bow-waves off of large whales. There are individual and mass
standings of these animals that are quite common.
Where to look for Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins:
In cool temperate and subarctic waters of the northern north Atlantic
Calves:
The female Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin will have a calf every 2 to 3 years.
Diet:
They eat squid, silver hake, herring, smelt, and shrimp.
Habitat:
Are found offshore, and inshore waters
The Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin is a very
sociable animal.
It can often been seen swimming along with
White-Beaked Dolphins, Humpback Whales, Fin Whales, and Long-Finned Pilot Whales.
Atlantic White-Sided Porpoise
Jumper
Springer
Lag
Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins
have bands of grey running along side of their bodies. The white and yellow (or tan) runs
towards the back of their body.
These dolphins live for about 27 years.
