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Topic: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

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	Pantropical spotted dolphin
		At birth, this dolphin is unspotted, with a strongly defined cape, a flipper stripe ending at the mouth and a peduncle with a dark upper part and a lighter lower part.
		The pantropical spotted dolphins in the Atlantic are on average 215 resp.
		Perrin, W.F., Mitchell, E.D., Mead, J.G., Caldwell, D.K., Caldwell, M.C., van Bree, P.J.H. and Dawbin, W.H. Revision of the spotted dolphins, Stenella spp.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jaap/stenella.htm (896 words)

	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
		These dolphins are a common, offshore resident of tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins may be seen in groups of up to 50 animals, but smaller groups of six to 10 are more common.
		Although this dolphin is a common offshore resident of the Gulf of Mexico, the dolphins may move into nearshore waters in late spring and summer in Florida.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/stenfron.htm (178 words)

	Dolphin (aquatic mammal) - MSN Encarta
		Although these dolphins are commonly known as ocean dolphins, some members of this family inhabit freshwater rivers and lakes in addition to the ocean.
		Bottlenose dolphins are grayish in color and reach a length of 4 m (13 ft) and a weight of 650 kg (1,430 lb).
		Spinner dolphins became the focus of media attention in the late 1960s when fishing fleets increasingly used purse seine fishing nets to catch yellowfin tuna, accidentally trapping and drowning spinner dolphins in the nets.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761552786_3/Dolphin_(aquatic_mammal).html (976 words)

	WONDERFUL WATER - ABSOLUTELY FLORIDA - Florida @ Your Fingertips
		The method of echolocation in dolphins is the same as the sonar used on boats to detect schools of fish or the ultrasound scanners used in hospitals to check unborn babies.
		Echolocation in dolphins is not the principal means by which dolphins communicate, except for the larger odontocetes, like the sperm whales, who use echolocation for communication and their clicks are longer and repeated less often.
		The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is one of five species of Stenella that live in temperate to tropical regions of the world.
	www.abfla.com /1tocf/natf/dolphin2.html (1000 words)

	ACS - American Cetacean Society
		Spotted dolphins are difficult to describe because their size and coloring vary according to their geographic location.
		Spotted dolphins consist of tropical and subtropical species and are widely distributed in all tropical and warm-temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
		The spotted dolphin is the species, which has suffered the most in the incidental take in the purse seine nets of the tuna fishery.
	www.acsonline.org /factpack/SpottedDolphin.htm (853 words)

	PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - Track the Voyage - ATLANTIC OCEAN
		The Atlantic spotted dolphin is one of two members of the genus Stenella that are endemic to the temperate and warm, tropical waters of the Atlantic.
		The pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata), spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) and striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) are all close cousins.
		Unlike the Atlantic spotted and the Clymene dolphin, these three species are also found in the tropical and warm temperate waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
	www.pbs.org /odyssey/odyssey/20050419_log_transcript.html (971 words)

	Dolphin Feature - the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
		The Spotted Porpoise; The Gulf Stream Spotted Dolphin; The Long-snouted Dolphin; The Spotter and the Bridled Dolphin.
		The average weight of the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin ranges from 140 to 200 pounds, and may vary depending upon length, sex, and habitat.
		It has been said that the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is one of the many "indicator species," meaning that their presence indicates conditions of the environment.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/dolphins/34997 (481 words)

	CMS: Stenella frontalis, Atlantic spotted dolphin
		Atlantic spotted dolphins were consistently found in the shallowest water on the continental shelf and along the shelf break within the 250-m isobath (Davis et al.
		The hepatic concentrations of TCPMe and TCPMOH in bottlenose dolphins and Atlantic spotted dolphins were greater than those in the blubber of marine mammals of various regions, which suggested the presence of sources for these chemicals along the Atlantic coast of Florida.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins seem to prefer inshore waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic and may venture even further.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/S_frontalis/s_frontalis.htm (2141 words)

	Education Marine Mammal Species Information - Marine Mammal Conservancy (MMC)
		As the name "spotted dolphin" suggests, the adult animal is dorsally marked with numerous greyish-white spots and ventrally with darker spots.
		This species of dolphin is thought to inhabit a range of the Tropical Atlantic but have been found as far north as Maine and as far south as Columbia.
		Risso's dolphin have a crease down the center of the forehead, from the blowhole to the upper "lip" and is unique to this species.
	www.marinemammalconservancy.org /education_species.html (1480 words)

	African Marine Mammals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The differences in the degree of spot pigmentation is relative to each recognized spot/age class with the least amount of spots belonging to the younger animals and the greater number of spots belonging to those that are older.
		The Atlantic spotted dolphin is well-known for its habuation to and tolerance of human swimmers in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, especially in the waters around the Bahamas Archipelago.
		Perrin, W.F., Mitchell, E.D., Mead, J.G., Caldwell, D.K., Caldwell, M.C., van Bree, P.J.H. and W.H. Dawbin (1987) Revision of the spotted dolphins, Stenella spp.
	csiwhalesalive.org /csifrontalis.html (330 words)

	Lil Dolphin's Cove/Facts
		Dolphins can be as long as 13 feet, and weigh as much as 450 pounds.
		Dolphins send out high-pitched clicks which bounce off of objects the dolphin cannot see normally with his naked eye.
		A dolphin's sonar is so complex it can tell the distance, direction, speed, size, and the configuration of the object the clicks bounced off.
	www.geocities.com /lildolphin88/facts.html (663 words)

	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean.
		Some Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, particularly some of those are around The Bahamas have become habituated to human contact.
		Atlantic Spotted Dolphins are an occasional target of harpoon fishermen and every year some creatures are trapped and killed in gillnets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic_Spotted_Dolphin (531 words)

	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
		The name of the Atlantic spotted dolphin comes from the spots that develop as the dolphin ages.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins are found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins are preyed upon by sharks.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Atlantic_Spotted_Dolphin.asp (221 words)

	FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Stenella frontalis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Large spotting on both dorsal and ventral surfaces progresses as the animal ages: some individuals become so heavily spotted that the cape margin and spinal blaze are obscured.
		Heavy spotting is a good characteristic for Atlantic spotted dolphins; however, some may be nearly unspotted and some bottlenose dolphins may have spotting and blotches on the belly and sides.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins are taken in a direct fishery for small cetaceans in the Caribbean.
	www.fao.org /figis/servlet/FiRefServlet?ds=species&fid=18240 (574 words)

	Absolute Dolphins
		Often confused with the Bottlenose dolphin, the Atlantic Spotted dolphin inhabits the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
		The Atlantic Spotted dolphin is very often confused with the Bottlenose dolphin, as they are very similar in appearance, only the latter is larger.
		Spotted dolphins are born without spots, and they appear more as the dolphin becomes older.
	www.everwonder.com /david/dolphins/spotted.html (683 words)

	SpottedDolphins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a fairly robust animal, with a heavier body than its cousin, the Pan tropical Spotted Dolphin.
		On dark areas, the spots are pale, and darken on lighter parts, and the number of spots increases with age.
		Atlantic Spotted Dolphins are killed in small harpoon fisheries in the Caribbean and off St. Vincent and the Azores.
	www.dolphinswrld.netfirms.com /SpottedDolphins.htm (251 words)

	Species Profiles — OBIS-SEAMAP
		Atlantic spotted dolphins begin life with unspotted background coloration.
		Development of larger spots on both dorsal and ventral surfaces progresses as the animal ages; some individuals become so heavily spotted that the cape margin and spinal blaze are obscured.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins can be most easily confused with bottlenose dolphins (although they do not overlap in distribution with the Indo-Pacific species).
	seamap.env.duke.edu /species/tsn/552460 (845 words)

	Stenella attenuata, Spotted Dolphin at MarineBio.org
		Spotted dolphins have a long slim beak with 35-48 small conical teeth in each side of the upper jaw and 34-47 small conical teeth in each side of the lower jaw.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins are known to travel in groups and to school with Spinner dolphins.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins are agile swimmers known to flip and leap from the water.
	marinebio.org /species.asp?id=345 (968 words)

	Spotted dolphin (Atlantic) Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Atlantic spotted dolphins have dark purple/grey capes with light spots, and white undersides with dark spots.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins have between 32 and 42 teeth in each row of the upper jaw and between 30 and 40 teeth in each row of the lower jaw.
		The birth weight of Atlantic spotted dolphins is not known.
	wdcs.org /dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/25CF5AC530C01508802569D000456EFB (378 words)

	Dolphin T-shirts
		Dolphin t-shirts are a great way to show your love and support for the fun-loving sea mammals.
		The Atlantic spotted dolphin is a dark gray on top and a medium gray on the sides.
		This dolphin rider exemplifies a mixture of a common ancient theme of mastery and control over nature intertwined with the wild abandone of youth.
	www.animaltshirts.net /dolphin.htm (396 words)

	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
		Atlantic Spotted Dolphins love to bow-ride and will swim far distances to catch up to a vessel.
		The Atlanitc Spotted Dolphin eats fish and cephalopods, eels, squid, herring, and anchovies.
		These dolphins are rigorous swimmers and frequently hurl themselves high into the air.
	www.angelfire.com /mb/dolphins/atlanticspotted.html (193 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Atlantic spotted dolphin, bridled dolphin
		Atlantic spotted dolphins appear very similar to spotted dolphins, but are recognised as a separate species.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins have a pale shoulder streak and a more robust body than the spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata).
		Atlantic spotted dolphins are very active, and leap frequently.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/68.shtml (109 words)

	This will be the best Dolphin site around - Species
		The atlantic spotted dolphin is different from the spinner dolphin and other spotted dolphins because it has a more robust body, thicker beak and other smaller differences making it more similar to the bottlenose dolphin.
		Black dolphins may be confused with the spectacled porpoise or with the burmeister's porpoise.
		These dolphins are illegally hunted and killed to be used as bait for the king crab fishery in Chile.
	dolphinworld.users.50megs.com /speciesbits.html (430 words)

	Whales on the Net - The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
		Atlantic spotted dolphins (_Stenella frontalis_) were observed underwater and from the surface from 1985 to 1996 and photographed through successive years.
		Individuals were categorized into age classes by their degree of spotting and color phases.
		Dolphins spent an average of 3 yr in the two-tone color phase, 5 yr in the speckled phase, 7 yr in the mottled phase and up to 10 yr or more in the fused phase.
	www.omplace.com /omsites/discover/DOLPHINS/sfrontalis.html (293 words)

	WDP Library
		Interspecific Interactions -- Between Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Bahamas.
		Mixed-species associations of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), and Risso’s dolphins (Grampu -- Frantzis, A. and Herzing, D.L. Aquatic Mammals, 28 (2): 188-197.
		The Broadband social acoustic signaling behavior of spinner and spotted dolphins -- Lammers, M.O., Au, W.W.L., and Herzing D.L. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 114 (3): 1629-1639.
	wilddolphinproject.org /index.cfm?fuseaction=library.main&... (804 words)

	CMA caring for Spotted Dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The dolphin was transported to Orlando by Sea World staff and transferred to CMA's stranding van for the ride to Clearwater.
		The dolphin arrived at CMA at 7:30 pm and was examined further by CMA veterinarian Dr. Robin Moore.
		The Atlantic spotted dolphin is 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 feet long and weighs 220 - 310 pounds.
	www.cmaquarium.org /prspotted1.htm (232 words)

	Species Corner: Spotted Dolphins (Stenella spp.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Spotting develops with age in all populations and is most extensive in large adults.
		The degree of spotting decreases eastward in the Atlantic and westward in the Pacific.
		Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), i.e., Charlie's species, are commonly found in the tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/stenella.html (395 words)

	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Near Bimini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The dolphins were familiar with the boat, and knew that we were there to swim with them.
		A family of dolphins, called a pod, chased after the boat and surfed in the waves of the boat's wake.
		Dolphins whistle and chirp, and use the echos from their songs to locate fish and other objects underwater.
	www.reefnews.com /reefnews/photos/dolphin1.html (210 words)

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		Dolphins are marine mammals, but there is also a fish species that's often called "dolphin" or "dolphin fish".
		Because of the confusion between the mammal and the fish species dolphins have in the past erroneously been called porpoises, especially in some US regions, where the fish species is common.
		These are: the Ganges river dolphin, the boto, the bowhead, the southern right whale, the sei whale, the fin whale and the humpback whale.
	www.faqs.org /ftp/faqs/animals/dolphin-faq/part02 (834 words)

	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A common sight among dolphin watchers, the atlantic spotted dolphin is also one of the best studied.
		Easily identified from its dark spots, it can nevertheless be confused with its close relative, the pantropical spotted dolphin, especially since the two species' ranges overlap.
		The main difference is their size--atlantic spotted dolphins are more robust.
	www.angelfire.com /va3/dolphin/atlanticspotted.html (116 words)

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