Figure 142. — Atlantic bottlenosed dolphins leaping on the bow of a research vessel between Cape Cod, Mass. and Nova Scotia. Note the 

 robust body, the falcate dorsal fin, and the gradation of color in three zones — dark gray on the back, to lighter gray on the sides, to white or 

 pink on the belly. {Photo by A. Taruski) 



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Figure 143. — A side view of the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphins off St. Augustine, Fla. Note the dark grayish coloration of the back, the lighter 

 coloration of the side, and the tall, sharply angled dorsal fin, pointed on the tip. Though dorsal fin shapes are highly variable, dorsal fins of 

 the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin are usually more falcate and less pointed on the tip than on these animals. {Photo courtesy of Marinelarui 

 of Florida.) 



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