Short-beaked common dolphin

Thanks Laura. These dolorite cliffs on the southeast edge of Tasmania are hundreds of meters tall, and flanked by similarly impressive spires, which makes them a sight unto themselves. That they are home to dolphin, albatross, seals, etc, and occasionally whales, sunfish and other spectacular critters, is just a bonus. I wish I had gotten a better photo of the baby. It was way too cute.

Short-beaked common dolphins get their name in part because they are the most common dolphins in their range, but also because they can live in aggregations (sometimes called super-pods) of hundreds or even thousands of dolphins.