Behavior of a rough toothed dolphins

Behavior

It is quite rare for humans to come into contact with the Rough-Toothed Dolphin in the wild. It is believed that they tend to shy away from such contact. Even when efforts have been initiated for studying them, the success rate has been very low. As a result, itis hard to learn very much about their behaviors. They are known to be social like other dolphins though and to live in groups called pods. There can be from 10 to 20 members.

What is very interesting though is the pod found in Hawaii has about 300 members. Within it though are several subgroups that are significantly smaller in size. This species of dolphin has been seen interacting with others including the Bottlenose Dolphins and Spinner Dolphins.

Feeding

Fish make up the primary diet for this dolphin, and they can consume lots of it every single day. They also consume squid when it is available to them. Sometimes, they will also consume octopus. Like other species of dolphins, they work as a team to hunt for food. They often circle around schools of fish so that they can’t escape and then take turns eating from that prey.

They can stay under water for about 15 minutes and then they must come to the surface for air. It is possible for them to dive up to 230 feet to get access to food.

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