The SPINNER DOLPHIN (called naia) are slender dolphins with a long about. Their backs are dark gray, their sides are light gray, and their bellies are white. However, this color pattern is only seen around the Hawaiian islands. Spinner dolphins in the Eastern Pacific tend to be more uniformly gray. These dolphins are seen close to shore and are very active. They're always seen leaping, spinning and splashing in the water, and are known to jump as high as 10 feet out of the water.
Typical of dolphins, they're very social and stay in groups (pods) of 6 to 250 animals. Although they're often seen in shallow waters during the day to rest and play, they feed offshore at night and dive as deep as 800 feet to hunt fish and squid. #scuba #dive #scubadive #honuhawaiiandiving #hhd #fishfacts #dolphins #spinnerdolphins
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