WHITE BEAKED DOLPHIN
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
The appearance of the White Beaked Dolphin is
very similar to the White Sided
Dolphin. The difference is that the White Beaked
is a lighter color, its more of a
blue-grey, where the White Sided is more of a
dark blue or black. Another
difference between the two dolphins is that the
white-beaked dolphin has white
on the top and bottom of its beak, hence giving
it the name White Beaked
Dolphin. The White Sided Dolphin only has white
on the bottom of its beak.
COMMON NAME
White Beaked Dolphin, Dolphin
BREEDING AND FEEDING HABITS
The mating season is in the fall, and the calves
are born some time in the
summer. White Beaked Dolphins have one calf a year.
Feeding: They eat a diversity of fish
including cod, herring, capelin. Other
species include squid and octopus and bottom crustacea.
HABITAT
They are found in the subarctic arctic and
temperate waters, usually
offshore in deep waters, but move inshore in
northern waters. They are
seen in the Maritimes during spring and fall.
GROWTH
It is not known what length White Beaked
Dolphins are when they are born,
but they can grow up to 4m.