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Story summary
- A Pantropical spotted dolphin nicknamed the 'Michael Jordan' leaped 15 feet off Maui on March 4, per a Pacific Whale Foundation Instagram post.
- These dolphins grow to 6–7 feet, weigh around 250 pounds, and reach up to 22 mph.
- They range in Pacific from Baja California to Alaska and Japan.
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notes the population is about 68,000 in the North Pacific.
