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New species of dolphin found in Australia
Updated On: 31 October, 2013 10:48 AM IST | | Agencies
A new species of dolphin belonging to the humpback family has been found in the waters off northern Australia, Sky News reported Wednesday.
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The Atlantic humpback is already a known and recognised species, but the discovery of the latest dolphin species provides the best evidence yet of three different types, including one which is completely new to science, researchers said.
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The humpback dolphin with a peculiar hump just below the dorsal fin grows up to 2.5 metre in length and ranges from dark grey to pink and/or white in colour.
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Australian humpback dolphins swimming off the coast of northern Australia. Photo: AFP
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