Common Dolphin,Fuerteventura Nature
Common Dolphin are often seen off the coast of Fuerteventura, adults range between 1.9 and 2.5 metres in length, and can weigh between 80 and 235 kg, males are generally longer and heavier.The back is dark and the belly is white, while on each side is an hourglass pattern colored light grey, yellow, or gold in front and dirty grey in back.
They have long, thin rostra with up to 50–60 small, sharp, interlocking teeth on each side of each jaw, they have a varied diet consisting of many species of fish and squid, and they have been recorded to make dives up to 200 metres deep.
Common dolphins can live in aggregations of hundreds or even thousands of dolphins, and they sometimes associate with other dolphin species, such as pilot whales. They are fast swimmers (up to 60 km/h), and breaching behavior and aerial acrobatics are common.