swap_horiz La Plata Dolphin Alternatives

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Bottlenose Dolphin

The Bottlenose Dolphin, *Tursiops truncatus*, is a highly intelligent marine mammal found globally in coastal and oceani...

Coastal Oceanic Delphinidae Widely Studied

9.7 Brilliant

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Tilikum

Tilikum was an individual male orca (Orcinus orca) who spent his entire life in captivity at SeaWorld. He gained notorie...

Controversial Individual Captive Orca

9.7 Brilliant

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Opo

Opo was a unique bottlenose dolphin who lived in New Zealand’s Akaroa Harbour from the 1970s until his death in 2017. He...

New Zealand Historical Individual Bottlenose

9.6 Brilliant

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Common Bottlenose Dolphin

The common bottlenose dolphin *Tursiops truncatus* is a highly intelligent marine mammal found globally in coastal water...

Coastal Widespread Delphinidae Species

9.4 Excellent

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Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin is a small, sociable cetacean found in coastal and estuarine waters of Southeast Asia...

Coastal Vulnerable Sousa Indo Pacific

9.1 Excellent

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Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin inhabits coastal and oceanic waters from East Africa to French Polynesia. This dolph...

Coastal Oceanic Delphinidae Indo Pacific

8.9 Great

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Maui's Dolphin

The Maui’s dolphin is a small, coastal dolphin subspecies endemic to New Zealand’s northwest waters. It faces imminent e...

New Zealand Coastal Critically Endangered Subspecies

8.9 Great

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Commerson's Dolphin

Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) is a small cetacean recognized by its striking black and white colorat...

Coastal South America Delphinidae Least Concern

8.8 Great

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Hector's Dolphin

Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is the world's smallest marine dolphin, found exclusively in the coastal wate...

New Zealand Small Coastal Endangered

8.7 Great

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Irrawaddy Dolphin

The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is a euryhaline cetacean inhabiting coastal areas and rivers across Southe...

Coastal Southeast Asia Endangered Delphinidae

8.4 Great

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Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin

The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) is an endangered coastal species from southern Africa to western India...

Coastal Indian Ocean Endangered Delphinidae

7.8 Good

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Burrunan Dolphin

The Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis) is a small coastal cetacean found only in parts of southern Australia, notably...

Australian Oceanic Vulnerable Delphinidae

7.1 Good

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Guiana Dolphin

The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) is a coastal and estuarine dolphin of northern and eastern South America, named...

Coastal South America Delphinidae Near Threatened

6.6 Fair

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Australian Snubfin Dolphin

The Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) is a coastal cetacean native to northern Australia, notably recogniz...

Coastal Australian Tropical Delphinidae

6.5 Fair

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Australian Humpback Dolphin

Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a shallow-water species of northern Australia and New Guinea, describe...

Coastal Australian Tropical Vulnerable

6.3 Fair

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South Asian Humpback Dolphin

South Asian humpback dolphin is a coastal Sousa dolphin of the northern Indian Ocean, notable for shallow-water populati...

Coastal Indian Ocean Endangered Sousa

5.9 Mediocre

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Peale's Dolphin

Peale's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) is a coastal marine mammal inhabiting the waters around southern South Americ...

Coastal South America Oceanic Delphinidae

5.8 Mediocre

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Chilean Dolphin

The Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is a small, poorly studied cetacean endemic to the cold coastal waters of...

Coastal Chile Cold Water Delphinidae

5.7 Mediocre

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Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) is a coastal West African species listed Critically Endangered by the IUCN and...

Coastal West Africa Critically Endangered Sousa

5.2 Mediocre

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Heaviside's Dolphin

Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a small dolphin endemic to the Benguela Current off Namibia and Sout...

South Africa Coastal Endemic Delphinidae

4.6 Poor