Have you ever seen a dolphin with a white hourglass shape on its belly? Well, the hourglass dolphin got its name because of the hourglass marking on its body. The Hourglass dolphin has a white belly. It has a black patch by its eye. The Hourglass dolphin has a black back. It has a short beak. The Hourglass dolphin has a curved dorsal fin. The dolphin has long flippers. The Hourglass dolphin has big flukes that puff out like a balloon. It can grow to be to be ether 5 ¼ or 6 feet. The adult Hourglass dolphin can weigh to be 200 to 265 pounds. It has 56 to 60 teeth on the top of its mouth. The hourglass dolphin is very unique because of its markings.
Researcher: Sophie B.
January 2007
The Hourglass Dolphin
