Tematica Mammiferi marini

Sousa plumbea G. Cuvier, 1829

Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1874

Classe: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758

Ordine: Cetartiodactyla Montgelard et al., 1997

Famiglia: Delphinidae Gray, 1821

Genere: Sousa Gray, 1866

Descrizione

Delfino del genere Sousa. Grazie alle sue capacità riesce a stare in apnea per diversi minuti, anche se ogni minuto circa emerge per il ricambio di ossigeno. Durante la stagione degli amori la sua velocità abituale aumenta notevolmente, il coretggiamento prevde un inseguimento fra i due sessi. Caratteristica sono le sue capacità dello spyhopping e del breaching.

Diffusione

Oceano Indiano

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	Data: 04/04/1991 Emissione: Delfini Stato: Transkei

	Data: 08/09/2009 Emissione: Delfini Stato: Commonwealth of Dominica

	Data: 02/03/2009 Emissione: I delfini Stato: Union of the Comoros Nota: Emesso in una serie di 6 v. diversi