The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin is an endemic (found only in Hawaii)
marine mammal protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Dolphins are social creatures that travel in large schools. Mothers give birth to live calves that they nurse for a year or more.
It is common to see spinner dolphins jumping on the surface of the ocean. They are named for their beautiful acrobatics.
These playful animals are warm blooded. Their body temperature remains nearly
constant even when they are exposed to different environmental temperatures.