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common dolphin

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Noun1.common dolphin - black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the watercommon dolphin - black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
genus Delphinus, Delphinus - type genus of the Delphinidae


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The North Sea inlet, which lies to the northeast of Inverness, is home to 130 bottlenose dolphins, as well as being an important area for harbour porpoises, common dolphins, minke whales, Risso's dolphins, orcas, pilot whales, basking sharks and sunfish.
Common dolphins prefer deeper waters and normally only enter the bay for a couple of days to feed.
A wide range of whale and dolphin sightings will be possible including huge schools of Common Dolphins, as well as Bottlenose Dolphins, Risso's Dolphins, Harbour Porpoises, Minke Whales and, on a good day, Orcas
 
 
 
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