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Stenella attenuata Skull Replica measures 16.5 inches. Stenella attenuata Skull Replica is cast in polyurethane resins, museum quality cast of an original California Academy of Sciences specimen. Made in USA. Known as Pantropical Spotted Dolphin.
The Stenella attenuata Dolphin or Pantropical Spotted Dolphin’s skull has a long, slender bear with a crease separating it from the melon. The melon is a rounded forehead. Their teeth are slender, sharply pointed in 34 to 48 in each tooth row. The blowhole is located on the top of the skull.
The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin or Stenella attenuata has a slender body, a long narrow beak, and a dark grey dorsal cape and dorsal fin. Light spots cover the dark areas of the body.
The lips are white and there is an average of 40 pairs of teeth per jaw. The undersides are pale grey with dark spots.
The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin or Stenella attenuata is a species of dolphin found in all the world’s temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse seines.
In the 1980’s, the rise of “dolphin-friendly” tuna capture methods saved millions of the species in the eastern Pacific Ocean and it is now one of the most abundant dolphin species in the world.
The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is very active and is prone to making large, splashy leaps from the sea. Stenella attenuata is a common breacher and will often clear the water for a second or more. Bow-riding and other play with boats is common.
In the eastern Pacific, the dolphin is often found swimming with Yellowfin tuna (hence the problem with dolphin deaths caused by tuna fishing). However, they do not feed on that fish.
The or Pantropical Spotted Dolphin feeds on epipelagic and mesopelagic fish as well as crustaceans and cephalopods.It consumes about 56 species of fish and 36 species of cephalopods, with a greater predominance of lanternfish. In some regions, it feeds on flying fish and crab larvae.
This dolphin mates any time of the year. Most scientists think that it is a polygamous dolphin and that females give birth every 2 or 3 years. The females reach sexual maturity between 9 and 11 years of age, while males reach maturity between 12 and 15 years.
The gestation period is approximately 11 months, and there is a higher incidence of births during the spring and fall. Only one offspring is born. The breastfeeding period extends for 1 or 2 years after birth and at six months the calf begins trying solid foods.
Birth length is 80 to 90 cm. Adults are about 2.5 m long and weigh 110 to 140 kg. Sexual maturity is reached at 10 years in females and 12 years in males. The average lifespan is around 40 years.
