The Fraser’s dolphin is also well known as the Sarawak dolphin in some areas. This is a very large sized species that can be up to 8 ½ feet in length when they are fully mature. However, they don’t weigh very much – 200 to 300 pounds so they are stout but still agile enough to easily move through the water.
The coloring of the Fraser’s dolphin ranges from dark gray, dark black, or dark blue. They are very beautiful creatures. They don’t have a different color on their belly like most species of dolphins do. They also have a band of black around their eyes that is quite similar to that of the beloved raccoon.
Distribution
These dolphins live in a variety of locations but they are only found in the oceans. They are known to reside in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean areas. They have also been seen in the areas of France and Uruguay. The Gulf of Mexico is another common location for them. It is believed that there are other places out there where they exist that we just haven’t identified yet.
It really isn’t known how many of them are out there. There are more and more sightings of them though which could indicate that the numbers aren’t nearly as low as originally thought. There is believed to be about 290,000 of them though. They tend to live in water that is more than 3,300 feet deep. Therefore it is harder to find them and to count them in their natural environment.
(source:google/http://www.dolphins-world.com/)
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