Wild Side Wednesday’s Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins; identification, behaviors, biology, communication

Kalea Bruce, volunteer with the Wild Dolphin Foundation and Wild Side crew member talks about the Hawaiian spinner dolphins, 0:14 The Hawaiian name for dolphin is nai’a and refers to most dolphins here. While spinner dolphin are the smallest marine mammal in Hawaii, they have the longest rostrum or snout (hence the name stenella longirostris), and the most teeth! For photo identification purposes, individuals are sorted by the shape or markings on their dorsal fins. Spinner dolphins on Oahu are most often