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Humpback dolphin with ball, June 2013

Humpback dolphin with ball, June 2013
devilfish, 15 Jul 2013
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    • devilfish
      Photo taken on the 13th June 2013.
      15 Jul 2013
    • Kifaru Bwana
      Irrawaddy dolphin?
      15 Jul 2013
    • devilfish
      Nope. A Sousa sp., surely? It's a (pink) [formerly Indo-Pacific] humpback. My money is on Pacific humpback but I've not got my head round their more recent taxonomy yet.
      15 Jul 2013
    • Chlidonias
      IndoPacific humpback dolphin (I didn't know they'd been split, so that's what it would have been called....I'll have to check that out).

      What's up with its fin? Does it have a chunk missing?
      15 Jul 2013
    • Chlidonias
      it seems that authorities are in dispute about splits within Sousa. For myself I'll stick with IndoPacific humpback rather than splitting it, but if one were to split them then this would surely be the Pacific humpback as this establishment's animals are likely to have been obtained within the range of that species.
      15 Jul 2013
    • devilfish
      It does indeed have a missing chunk - another injury said to be sustained prior to their acquisition.

      Rapid research! :)
      My impression was that the split was given varying levels of credibility but generally seems to be thought of as legitimate. I'm not aware of the differing morphological criteria though.
      15 Jul 2013
    • Chlidonias
      I didn't say it was in-depth research :D

      The trend in zoology nowadays is of course for splitting everything they can. I think the differences between the species formerly within Indopacific humpback are based on measurements and so it can equally validly be argued that the species is simply variable across its range.

      There may be genetic studies to support the split; I don't know. So for now I'm sticking with a non-split Indopacific humpback.
      15 Jul 2013
    • devilfish
      Not at all. I'm glad we agree - I had originally labelled these as Indopacific and edited when I remembered reading that it might have split.
      15 Jul 2013
    • Jackwow
      Sad to see a dolphin playing with a ball. :(
      15 Jul 2013
    • IanRRobinson
      Maybe. Another view would be that if Thais came away with the idea that dolphins are fascinating, charismatic animals then a cetacean exhibit done well (and I have no idea whether this is) is something worth doing. If garish plastic balls provide the animal with some enrichment, then what's the harm?

      It's all a matter of opinion. Perhaps devilfish can cast more light on the issue.
      15 Jul 2013
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