swap_horiz Maui's Dolphin Alternatives

1

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

2

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

3

Pelorus Jack

Pelorus Jack was a Rissol’s dolphin recognized for its extraordinary association with New Zealand whaling ships during t...

New Zealand Historical Individual Rissos

9.5 Brilliant

4

Spinner Dolphin

Spinner dolphins are small oceanic dolphins characterized by their unique aerial behavior. They perform complex spins, l...

Acrobatic Tropical Oceanic Delphinidae

9.2 Excellent

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

False Killer Whale

The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a large oceanic dolphin that closely resembles the true killer whale an...

Deep Water Tropical Oceanic Delphinidae

8.5 Great

10

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is an abundant cetacean recognized by its distinctive crisscross col...

Pelagic Oceanic Atlantic Delphinidae

8.4 Great

11

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

12

Dusky Dolphin

The dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a highly acrobatic cetacean found in coastal waters of the Southern Hemis...

Acrobatic Oceanic Delphinidae Least Concern

8.3 Great

13

Hourglass Dolphin

The hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) is a small cetacean native to the icy waters of the Antarctic, distingui...

Oceanic Antarctic Cold Water Delphinidae

8.2 Great

14

Pacific White-sided Dolphin

The Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) is an active cetacean native to the North Pacific Ocean, re...

Temperate Oceanic Delphinidae Least Concern

8.1 Great

15

Long-beaked Common Dolphin

The long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) is a marine mammal closely related to the short-beaked variety, dist...

Pelagic Oceanic Pacific Delphinidae

7.8 Good

16

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a warm-water cetacean endemic to the Atlantic Ocean, recognized by...

Oceanic Atlantic Spotted Delphinidae

7.8 Good

17

Risso's Dolphin

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is a large marine mammal found in temperate and tropical oceans globally, uniquely dis...

Deep Water Oceanic Delphinidae Least Concern

7.8 Good

18

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

19

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

20

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