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Figure 125. — Although all spinner dolphins so far examined have the same basic characteristics, the degree of expression of those characteristics varies 

 from individual to individual or area to area. These small short-snouted dolphins (those on bottom stranded near St. Petersburg, Fla. and maintained 

 alive by the Aquatarium in that city, and those on top photographed at sea. off the northwestern Africa coast in 1972) are spinners, although their 

 classification is uncertain. There may be several species or geographical races of spinners in the Atlantic. {Photos courtesy of W. F. Perm [top] and 

 Aquatarium [bottom].) 



Figure 126. — A spinner dolphin harpooned in the fishery at St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles. Even aher subtle aspects of the color paUem have faded, this 

 species can be readily identified by the 46-65 teeth in both upper and lower jaws and by the distinctly black lips and black-tipped rostrum. {Photo by W. A. 

 Huck, courtesy of Marmeland of Florida. ) 



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