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How many babies does a Fraser’s dolphin have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Fraser’s dolphins are in a litter?

A Fraser’s dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Upon birth, they weight 5.79 kg (12.77 lbs) and measure 8.5 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Delphinidae family (genus: Lagenodelphis). An adult Fraser’s dolphin grows up to a size of 2.16 meter (7′ 2″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Fraser's dolphin is 1

Fraser’s dolphin or the Sarawak dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.

Other animals of the family Delphinidae

Fraser’s dolphin is a member of the Delphinidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Fraser’s dolphin

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Fraser’s dolphin

What other animals weight around 164 kg (361.56 lbs)?