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What are the types of dolphin?

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There are many different types including:

Bottlenose

Common

Killer whale - which is actually a dolphin sometimes known as a Orca

Yangtze river dolphin - sometimes known as a Baiji (is believed to be extinct as of December 2006)

Indus river dolphin - sometimes known as a Bhulan

Heaviside's dolphin

Ganges river dolphin - sometimes known as a Susu

Maui's dolphin

Atlantic spotted

Amazon river dolphin - sometimes known as a Boto

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