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Figure 131 . - Saddleback dolphins on the bow of a ship off Massachusetts in 1966. The color pattern, including the dark brownish-gray back, the 

 crisscross pattern on the sides, and the white belly, are clearly visible. The light tip of the snout helps distinguish this species from the spinner 

 dolphins, which have a black-tipped snout. {Photo by E. Wheeler.) 



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Figure 132. -The distinctive crisscross pattern of the sides of the saddleback dolphins is clearly visible even when comparatively httle of the animal is 

 seen. Note the falcate dorsal fin, which often, as here, is dark on the border, Ughter near the center. (Photo by R. K. BHgham, courtesy of National 

 Marine Fitheriet Service. ) 



Figure 134. -A saddleback dolphin stranded on Westerly Beach, R.I. The origin of 

 the common name "crisscross dolphin" is evident in the color pattern of the side. Note 

 also the distinctive black stripe from the center of the lower jaw to the origin of the 

 flipper. (Photo courtesy of H. E. Winn.) 



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