Striped+Dolphins

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Striped Dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)
 * ===Habitat===
 * Striped Dolphins live through out all tropical and warm temperate oceanic zones.
 * ===Range===
 * Striped Dolphins are found from North in the Atlantic to Newfoundland, southern Greenland, Iceland, Meditteranean Sea, the Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, New Zealand, Peru, and Australia.
 * ===Physical Characteristics===
 * The Striped Dolphin is slender and streamlined, the pectoral fins are short. They have 50 cone-shaped teeth, a pale belly, a long thin beak. Their size can get up to 2.5 meters, the female can get larger.
 * ===Diet===
 * Striped Dolphins eat small deep sea fish, Squid, and Octopus.
 * ===Behavior and Adaptations===
 * Striped Dolphins travel in large groups, they go up to a speed of 37 km/hr.
 * ===Reproduction===
 * Pregnant Striped Dolphins stay pregnant for 12 months. Young are the size of 93-100 cm. The maximum age is up to 58 for Striped Dolphins. Mature males are 7-15 years, mature females are 5-13 years.
 * ===Realationship to People===
 * Stiped Dolphins preform for people in water shows. They could be seen at Sea World.
 * ===Status===
 * Striped Dolphins are threatened by the pollution and climate change, that reduce their prey.
 * ===History===
 * Striped Dolphins are related to Whales. Half a billion years ago, their ancestors were slender, jaw-less, fish-like creatures.