
The Dolphin Species Song (produced by the Dolphin Communication Project) lists all of the known dolphin species - set to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan's Modern Major General. Lyrics: Spinner, spotted, southern right whale northern right whale bottlenose Hector's, Risso's, Fraser's, Striped, Indo-pacific bottlenose The humpback comes in maybe 3 or 4 or even 5 species But there are many more than these so pay attention please La Plata, Ganges, Indus, Amazon, and the Tucuxi too These are the dolphins that live in fresh water rivers yes it's true The Baiji once was on the list but now it's gone it don't exist pollution made it disappear it will be very sorely missed Beluga's not a dolphin but I thought I'd name it anyway White beaked dolphins have a white beak which is why there' named that way Commerson he named a dolphin Heaviside he named one too if you're a famous scientist those are the things they let you do the long finned pilot whale is not a whale no it's a dolphin too the short finned pilot whale has slightly shorter fins oh yes it's true The melon headed whale does not have melons for a head and it's a dolphin not a whale I hope I'm not confusing you they call the orca killer whale though it's a dolphin like the rest there's clymene, rough-toothed, hourglass, and dusky I like them the best The Irrawaddy dolphin swims in rivers and the ocean it's a quite uncommon notion to this fact I can attest Long and short beaked common dolphin Hector's, Peal's, and Black oh <b>...</b>
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