People were STUNNED when something abruptly arose from the water. Tourists on the Romanian beach were taken aback by what they saw in the sea. The waves carried an injured dolphin to the shore.
The dolphin was pulled out of the water in an attempt to save it, but it was too late. Experts claim that it is a mammal of the genus Delphinus Delphis.
Its body has many wounds, many of which were most likely caused by fishing nets.
The Black Sea is home to three different species of marine mammals:
Common dolphin (Delphis delphis ponticus)
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus ponticus)
The primary food sources and morpho-anatomical characteristics of the dolphins of the Black Sea are distinct from those of the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta). The bottlenose dolphin and harbor porpoise mostly eat fish and other benthic creatures, but the common dolphin eats fish and other species found in the water column.
Based on these considerations, each species has favored habitats: the first two species are mainly found in coastal regions, but the common dolphin is often found in offshore zones.
A very faint V-shaped lateral border and bluish-gray to brown coloration characterize the common dolphin’s dorsal side. A ribbon of pigment that varies in darkness connects the lower jaw to the insertion of the pectoral fins. The pectoral, dorsal, and caudal fins are all shades of gray-brown to black.
They range from 0.8 to 0.95 meters in height at birth. In the Black Sea, they don’t become any taller than 2 m (males: 177 cm, females: 159 cm). Noise and chemical contaminants can seriously harm them. They frequently gather in couples, by themselves, or in groups of 10 to 15 people. They have a maximum swimming speed of roughly 50 kph. They normally take quick dives and breathe at the surface in intervals of 1/3 second. They may be found living up to 70 meters below.
They have a ten-month gestation period, are weaned at four months old, and reach sexual maturity at the age of two. They possess very potent parental instincts. They are anticipated to live for 25 to 30 years. Although horse mackerel, cod, bluefish, red mullet, sea bass, shrimp, and mollusks are commonly found in their stomachs, tiny pelagic fish (such as sprat, anchovies, and gobies) and crustaceans make up their main diet. Each day, they consume roughly 10 kg of food.
