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Off to the Pacific Northwest

Off to the Pacific Northwest! Above, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. The Pacific white-sided dolphin, who are extremely social and playful, move in schools of thousands – though a sighting, like the one above, of hundreds or dozens is more common. These dolphin “have an unusually large, curved dorsal fin and are sometimes referred to as the “hookfin