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Large mammals
Stenella
Stenella · Stenella
Stenella fascinate with their sociable behaviour, acrobatic leaps and a distinctive, individually spotted pattern.
Fact file
- Size
- Adult animals are 1.9 to 2.5 metres long and weigh up to 120 kilograms
- Males and females
- Females and males are similar, females usually slightly smaller
- Sounds
- Versatile repertoire of click and whistle sounds, mainly for communication
- Diet
- Feeds on fish, squid and crustaceans
- Offspring
- Birth usually after around 12 months of gestation, one young per calf
How to identify Stenella
Stenella are graceful marine mammals with a striking spotted pattern that is particularly pronounced in adult animals. Their base colour ranges from slate grey to light grey, with a mostly light belly and darker back. Young animals are still largely unspotted and only develop the characteristic speckling as they get older.
With a length of 1.9 to 2.5 metres and a slim, elegant silhouette, Stenella appear especially agile in the water. Their long, slender beak and tapering dorsal fin make them unmistakable. Compared to other dolphin species such as bottlenose dolphins, the individual markings on each fin and body part stand out.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 7 places where you can see Stenella
Where Stenella live
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