The dolphin-sized whale - Risso's dolphin

_{Species depicted: Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus)
Time taken: 1/4000 second ;D
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Tools of the trade: Nikon D90}

Here are some Risso's dolphins for Misted-Dream!!! (only she will understand those exclamation marks)

Title refers to their swimming manners. While the Common dolphins were zooming all over the place, leaping and frolicing in the waves, these Risso's dolphins were incredibly calm (except for one that was breaching in the beginning and a small group playing in the end), they'd come up slowly, take a breath, and dive down again. Heck, they were calmer than the Sperm whales we saw! Truly a whale spirit in dolphin size

Oh and did you know that Risso's dolphins are actually really dark grey? They turn whiter due to all the scars the get from each other and their main food source - squid.

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