Some species can swim incredibly fast, with the short-beaked common dolphin hitting speeds of up to 37 mph (60 km/h) — about as fast as a car driving on city streets. 5 fast facts about dolphins ...

The long-beaked common dolphin is larger, has different coloration and gets its name from an obviously longer snout. A long-beaked common dolphin is seen off the Dana Point Headlands.

A “ghostly-looking” white common dolphin was spotted by charter boats off Dana Point’s coastline on Tuesday, July 23, believed to have leucism, a rare loss of skin pigmentation.

The butchered remains of a Common dolphin were found on a beach in New Jersey. Marine Mammal Stranding Center The remains were brought to the center to be documented and photographed.

The long-beaked common dolphin is larger, has different coloration and gets its name from an obviously longer snout. A long-beaked common dolphin is seen off the Dana Point Headlands.

A long-beaked common dolphin is seen off the Dana Point Headlands. The dolphins swim in shallower waters closer to shore and are often confused with the short-beaked common dolphins.

A long-beaked common dolphin is seen off the Dana Point Headlands. The dolphins swim in shallower waters closer to shore and are often confused with the short-beaked common dolphins.

A long-beaked common dolphin is seen off the Dana Point Headlands. The dolphins swim in shallower waters closer to shore and are often confused with the short-beaked common dolphins.