Dolphin Predators
Dolphins are sometimes victims to sharks or killer whales. However, their most dangerous threat is the man.
Dolphins are sometimes victims to sharks or killer whales. However, their most dangerous threat is the man.
The only predator that the small species of dolphins or calves have in the ocean are the large species of sharks.
Dolphins are not frequent victims of any predator in the ocean due to their sociability and intelligence, but killer whales and some large sharks are their main natural threat.
The Heaviside’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is a barely known cetacean with a limited distribution in a small range of the African coasts.
The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) is a small oceanic dolphin with an ecotype that dwells in the Amazon river. It inhabits the Atlantic coasts of Central and South America.