Thanks to the BBC's website, I now know the following:
Risso's dolphin facts
- Their bodies are generally a grey colour, which is almost hidden by a pattern of white scars
- Numerous scars are caused by their prey - squid - and also by other Risso's dolphins
- They prefer deeper offshore waters and have been seen forming lines when hunting
- Risso's dolphins can dive to depths of around 1,000ft(300m) and remain submerged for up to half an hour
- They can be found in temperate and tropical zones of all oceans
- Male and female can grow to just under four metres long
- They have blunt noses, rather than the pointed "beaks" that many other dolphins have
- They tend to avoid boats, and are hard to spot
- Source: Whale and Dolphin Conservation
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