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COMMON NAME: Risso's Dolphin
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Grampus griseus

SUBORDER: Odontoceti

LENGTH: 3.5m
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Robust body with a narrow tailstock
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Bulbous head with an indistinct beak
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Typically found in groups that average between 10
and 30 but may form much larger groups of 500+ -
Adult bodies are usually heavily scarred, with scratches from teeth raking between dolphins
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