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Fluke slapping dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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28.4084, -80.6124

Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted off dock in Indian River

Notes:

There are differing opinions as to why dolphins do this--as an alarm, show of dominance,to startle or corral fish while feeding...
I suspect it may be a multi-purpose behavior.

Reference Links:

Dolphin Research Institute - Bottlenose Dolphins

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Comments (2)
KarenL
Interesting behavior!
Photographed
PublishedDecember 16, 2011

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