

Dolphins can be found in waters all over the world. Some like to live close to land, and many like living in offshore waters. Find out where each type likes to live.
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Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin These dolphins are located primarily on cool offshore waters from South Greenland to North Virginia. |
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Pacific White-Sided Dolphin The Pacific White-Sided Dolphin likes offshore waters, but they also are close to the shore near deep canyons. They can be found from the Amchitka Island to the Gulf of Alaska, and near Baja, California. |
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Common Dolphin These dolphins are often found near ridges and in offshore waters. They range from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to the north of South America in the Atlantic. In the Pacific, they range from Victoria, British Columbia down to the equator. |
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Rough Toothed Dolphin The Rough Toothed Dolphin can be found in offshore waters near Virginia, the Gulf of Mexico, South America, and from California to the tropics. |
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Bottlenosed Dolphin These dolphins live inshore in shallow bays, waterways, and freshwater rivers. You can find them from Nova Scotia to Venezuela and South Carolina to the tropics. |
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Spinner Dolphin The Spinner Dolphin can be found in tropical oceanic and coastal waters from North Carolina to South Brazil, and in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin These dolphins live offshore in Cape May, New Jersey to Venezuela. |
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Risso's Dolphin The Risso's Dolphin is found in tropical seas and coastal waters from East Newfoundland to Lesser Antilles and the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Clymene Dolphin These dolphins live in open seas and deep coastal waters near islands from New Jersey to Lesser Antilles. |
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