Grande Horloge Ronde Portrait de Dolphins Close-up, Tasmania, Australie

It's always time for dolphins ! This stunning clock feels two beautiful and curious dolphins, swimming straight at you. This photo was taken during a boat trip in the Tasman Sea. A special and never to be forgotten moment that you can now display in your own home. The Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is a slender streamlined dolphin with a moderately long beak, tall dorsal fin and large tapering flippers. The Common Dolphin has an factice actively marked flank of yellow, buff and grey patches forms a sweeping hour glass brought into stark relief par the dark grey upper body and white belly. A number of bold dark stripes sweeping along the body further add to the drac appearance of this species. Like many widely distributed cetaceans, there appears to be a number of forms based on morphological differences and support by genetic studies. A long beaked and a short beaked form are recottered. Common Dolphins appear to favour continental shelf and pelagic waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans within the broad zones of the temperate and tropical latitudes. The presence of warm water influences the distribution of this species. Forming groups, which oft number in the thousands the common dolphin travels at a fast and furious pace leaping clear of the water giving the appearance of a coordinated display. The main prey of the Common Dolphin are squid and small school fish such as sardines, pilchards and anchovies. To take advplantation of the movement of these organms the dolphin will oft feed at night, driving the swarming prey to the surface and feeding on the resultant confusion. This cooperative feeding strategy veut oft benefit feeding predators such as birds.