PAINTINGS - (a)FRASER'S DOLPHIN & (b)WHITE BEAKED DOLPHIN

FRASER'S DOLPHIN (Lagenodelphis hosei)
This species was completely unknown until 1956 when Sir Francis Fraser of the British Museum described a skeleton that was only known to have come from Borneo. In 1971, however, specimens began turning up on beaches and in tuna nets; suddenly this heretofore unknown species was identified as ranging throughout the temperate and tropical waters of the world. It was found in South Africa, Australia, and on Cocos Island in the Pacific; it has subsequently even been found in the Caribbean. While still not common, its range is extensive. Fraser's dolphin has a short snout and very small flippers; it is very wary of boats, which might account for its obscurity.
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WHITE-BEAKED DOLPHIN (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)
The white-beaked dolphin reaches a length of 100 feet. This North Atlantic species can sometimes be seen in schools of up to 1500 animals; it is usually shy of ships, however, and therefore has not been extensively observed in the wild. Its range sometimes overlaps that of the Atlantic white -sided (L acutus), but the two can be differentiated by the taller dorsal fi and white beak of albirostris. This dolphin can be found in the waters of Greenland, Norway, and occasionally strays as far south as Cape Cod (Mas.) and the Bay of Biscay.
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Verso: Smithsonian label checklist # 17,18 Packing case # 2, AWHS accession number