Humpback Dolphins (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Humpback Dolphins

Caption

The newly named Australian humpback dolphin -- Sousa sahulensis (the bottom illustration) -- is now one of four recognized species of humpback dolphin. The Australian humpback dolphin is gray in color and has a characteristic "cape" pattern on its back.

Credit

Illustration by U. Gorter.

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