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The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder of the Odontoceti, or toothed whales. The White-beaked Dolphin is one of the larger dolphins (1.1-1.2m at birth growing to around 3 metres at adulthood). The dolphin is characterized by its short thick creamy-white beak and very falcate (curved) dorsal fin. The White-beaked Dolphin is endemic to the North Atlantic Ocean and is found in a band stretching across the ocean from Cape Cod, the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and southern Greenland in the west, around IcelandThe Republic of Iceland is an island nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean, located between Greenland and Scotland, northwest of the Faroe Islands. Lydveldid Island ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: none Official languageNone. Icelandic de facto''. in the centre and across in the west from northern FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. to SvalbardSvalbard a part of the Kingdom of Norway, including one municipality (Longyearbyen), lies in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe. It consists of a group of islands ranging from 74 ° to 81° North, and 10° to 34° East; it forms the northernmost part o. The White-beaked Dolphin is not as well adapted to Arctic conditions as the belugaThis article refers to the whale, beluga. For other meanings, see Beluga (disambiguation). For other meanings of the name White Whale (a synonym), see White Whale (disambiguation). Beluga range The Beluga Whale or White Whale Delphinapterus leucas is an A or narwhalNarwhal range The Narwhal Monodon monoceros is an Arctic species of cetacean similar in size and shape to a dolphin. It is rarely found south of latitude 70°N. It is one of two species of whale in the Monodontidae family (the other is the beluga). It is p The dolphin may easily be mis-identified as the Atlantic White-sided DolphinAtlantic White-sided Dolphin : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Eutheria : Cetacea : Odontoceti : Delphinidae Lagenorhynchus acutus Binomial name Lagenorhynchus acutus ( Gray, 1828) The Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus is a distinctively although the White-beaked is commonly found further north. The White-beaked Dolphin is also typically larger and does not have yellow streaks on its side. The population, breeding pattern and life expectancy of the dolphin are all unknown although most sources estimate several hundred thousand individuals, more densely populated in the eastern North Atlantic than the west.

White-beaked Dolphins are acrobatic and social animals. They will frequently ride on the bow-wave of high-speed boats and jump clear of the sea's surface. The White-beaked Dolphin is a social feeder and has frequently been observed feeding with OrcaOrcas" is also the codename for Microsoft Visual Studio. The Orca Orcinus orca is the largest member of the dolphin family. It is the second-most widely distributed mammal on Earth after humans, and is found in all the world's oceans. It is also a versati and FinFin Whale Fin Whale : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Eutheria : Cetacea : Mysticeti : Balaenoptiidae Balaenoptera Physalus Binomial name Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758) The Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus is a mammal which belongs to the baleen wh and Humpback Whales as well as other dolphin species.