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Record 1 2005-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

The family Delphinidae contains 14 genera and about 32 species of dolphins ... Risso's dolphin ("Grampus griseus"), found in tropical and temperate seas throughout the world, is greyish in colour and lacks a beak.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les dauphins sont des cétacés de faible taille et [ils] appartiennent [soit à la famille des] Delphinidae (dauphins marins) [soit à celle] des Platanistidae (dauphins d'eau douce). Les plus cosmopolites des dauphins marins sont le dauphin commun («Delphinus delphis») [...] et le dauphin de Risso («Grampus griseus»).

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