there are too many species of dolphin but here are some of the most popular.
Bottlenose dolphin
common dolphin
spinner dolphin
fake killer whale
orca killer whale
pacific white sided dolphin.
blue bottles are the well known grey ones
The common dolphin's scientific name is Delphinus delphis.
There are many types of dolphins (all with different names) some of these include: Dusky dolphin,Bottlenose dolphin, Pink River Dolphin,and many more. One type of Whale is actually a dolphin.
okay diffrent species of dolphins have diffrent names, try http://www.mmc.gov/species/speciesglobal2.html#delphinidae for a list of dolphin species and their scientific names: however for a more genertic scientific name cetacean includes dolphins whales ect.
Pink river dolphin
Yes, as dolphins (all species) are mammals.
most marine mammals, and certainly all dolphins are carnivores.
The Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin is far from an endangered species. The animal is the most common dolphin species in the Atlantic.
The orca is the largest dolphin species.
The question should be "why are they called 'killer whales' ?" . Killer whales or better known as Orca are really just a large species of dolphin. They belong to the family Delphinidae and have all the attributes of smaller dolphin species.
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose Dolphins are the most common species of dolphin. Of course, they are the most recognizable and popular dolphin as well. Bottlenose dolphins are likely the dolphin you think of when your hear the word "dolphin".
Different dolphin species live in different areas of the ocean. However, all of the world's oceans are home to dolphins. A couple of dolphin species live in rivers. These include the pink river dolphin of the Amazon and the Ganges river dolphin.
river dolphin