Observations in the Family: Delphinidae English Name: Dophins
Child members
By: Alice Aubrey
Observed on: 14th May 2013
Added to iSpot: 20th May 2013
Likely ID: Shortbeak Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis )
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 3
Description: Sorry about the rather poor cell phone images. The dolphin was not very big - approx 3-4 feet long.
By: Lizzie
Observed on: 10th May 1994
Added to iSpot: 5th April 2013
Likely ID: Killer Whale (Orcinus orca )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 3
By: LvD
Observed on: 4th November 2012
Added to iSpot: 2nd January 2013
Likely ID: Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 5
Observed on: 8th November 2012
Added to iSpot: 6th December 2012
Likely ID: Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 0
By: magrietb
Observed on: 19th September 2012
Added to iSpot: 21st September 2012
Likely ID: Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 3
Description: Having a surf: does this serve any particular purpose, other than having what looks like fantastic fun?
By: marlandza
Observed on: 23rd July 2012
Added to iSpot: 23rd July 2012
Likely ID: Dolpins (Delphinidae )
Identifications: 2
Agreements: 1
Comments: 2
Description: Everyone/everything was involved - traffic jams ensued, with motorists running down onto the rocks to watch.
The second image - Calm after the feeding frenzy - shows how it should look.
By: Mo
Observed on: 30th May 2009
Added to iSpot: 12th June 2012
Likely ID: False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 0
Description: An observation of a species not yet recorded on iSpot.
Unfortunately these photographs were taken with the creatures out of their habitat, during the mass stranding of False Killer Whales on Long Beach at Kommetjie in May 2009.
Observed on: 5th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 3rd June 2012
Likely ID: Spotted , White-spotted, Bridled, or Slender -beaked (Stenella attenuata )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 1
Comments: 0
By: Grant Smith
Observed on: 25th March 2012
Added to iSpot: 27th March 2012
Likely ID: Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 1
Observed on: 8th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 25th February 2012
Likely ID: Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 0
Comments: 0
Description: Washed ashore.
Observed on: 9th January 2012
Added to iSpot: 14th January 2012
Likely ID: Heaviside's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 0
Observed on: 1st January 1970
Added to iSpot: 18th November 2011
Likely ID: Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 4
Comments: 2
Observed on: 1st January 1970
Added to iSpot: 18th November 2011
Likely ID: Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin (Sousa chinensis )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Observed on: 18th August 2011
Added to iSpot: 16th November 2011
Likely ID: COMMON DOLPHIN (Delphinus delphis )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 5
Observed on: 3rd November 2008
Added to iSpot: 15th November 2011
Likely ID: Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus )
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
Description: A cow and calf pair of Bottlenose dolphins
Observed on: 17th March 2001
Added to iSpot: 23rd October 2011
Likely ID: Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus )
Identifications: 3
Agreements: 5
Comments: 0
