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Commerson's Dolphin in Atlantis, Sea World San Diego

Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) swimming among fake ruins at the Atlantis ride in Sea World.

 

Commerson's dolphins were first described in 1767 by Philibert Commerson. As a result, this species now bears his name. For more information on these interesting dolphins, see this page:

 

www.whale-web.com/dolphins/commerson.html

 

BTW, the Atlantis ride looked fantastic - rivalling anything at Disney. The ride was having power problems in the morning, but Sea World resolved them by the afternoon - or so we thought. Unfortunately, we ended up getting stranded at the top and had to be escorted down metal stairs - not the easiest thing to do when you have a fear of heights. I think the walk down was more frightening than the ride would have been.

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Uploaded on October 26, 2008
Taken on July 14, 2008