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Southern right whale dolphin
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Delphinidae
Species : Lissodelphis peronii
A Southern Right Whale Dolphin can be found in any of the following areas: the Chatham Islands, Great Australian Bight, Tasman Sea and other parts of the globe. However, the Southern Right Whale Dolphins remains on temperate aquatic habitats, with the most number of records at the Antarctic Convergence territory. A Southern Right Whale Dolphin is rarely seen near lands, but records also show that they have been found in coastal areas off Chile and near New Zealand.
The Southern Right Whale Dolphin can travel very quickly and they do it via a set of long, low jumps. If you would see one in motion, you'll get the impression that it is bouncing and not swimming. When they move, they cause very little disturbance on the water, the Southern Right Whale Dolphin exposes just a fraction of the head/back when going up for air. Belly-flopping, slapping at the sides, lobtailing...all of these actions have been noted. A dive could be from six minutes upwards. They have different mindsets when it comes to moving, others opt for a close approach, while others would veer away from sea vehicles.
The Southern right whale dolphin is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the southern right whale dolphin
A young / baby of a southern right whale dolphin is called a 'calf or pup'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A southern right whale dolphin group is called a 'team, school, pod, herd, alliance (male) or party (female)'.Countries
Argentina, Australia, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru, Saint Helena, South Africa and Uruguay
Facts about the southern right whale dolphin
Geographical Distribution: Southern right whale dolphins are found only in cool temperate to subantarctic waters of the Southern Hemisphere.
The Southern Right Whale Dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii, is named after Peron because he provided an early.
Only the Southern Right Whale Dolphin is of comparable size and found so far south. (Full text)
Southern right whale dolphins are found only in cool temperate to subantarctic waters of the Southern Hemisphere. (Full text)
Did you know that Southern Rightwhale Dolphins (Lissodelphis peronii) is the only dolphin in the southern hemisphere not to have a dorsal fin? (Full text)
A rare southern right whale dolphin is stranded in shallow water at Parson's Bay, Nubeena, in southern Tasmania. (Full text)
Conservation status Southern right whale dolphins are classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN Red List. (Full text)
Distribution The southern right-whale dolphin is circumpolar in the Subantarctic Zone, mainly between 40°S and 55°S. (Full text)
Habitat: Southern right whale dolphins are observed most often in cool, deep, offshore waters with temperatures of 1-20°C. (Full text)
µØÀí·Ö²¼£º Southern right whale dolphins are found only in cool temperate to subantarctic waters of the Southern Hemisphere. (Full text)
Habitat: Southern right whale dolphins are observed most often in cool, deep, offshore waters with temperatures of 1-20°C. (Full text)
Southern right whale dolphins are often found with other marine mammal species, especially Dusky dolphins and Pilot whales. (Full text)
The Southern Right Whale Dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii, is named after Peron because he provided an early description of the species. (Full text)
Besides the Southern Right Whale, dolphins are come, marine elephants (the biggest in the planet), wolves and marine leopards. (Full text)
Only the Southern Right Whale Dolphin is of comparable size and found so far so south. (Full text)
dolphins (from the Greek for “dolphin with smooth skin”) Species: Lissodelphis peronii – the southern right whale dolphin Why It’s Way Cool: The southern right whale dolphin is one of two (Full text)