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		<title>The Clymene Dolphin</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-clymene-dolphin/" title="The Clymene Dolphin" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cd1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="clymene dolphin" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cd1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cd1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cd1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The clymene dolphin, aka short-snouted spinner dolphin, are the only known case of hybrid speciation in marine <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;mammals&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrate animals of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of their young, and (typically) the birth of live young; although, there are some mammals that lay eggs such as &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;platypuses&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;echidnas&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/mammals/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mammals</a>, being descendants of the spinner dolphin and the striped dolphin. They can be found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Africa. [&#8230;]</p>
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