Common dolphin keep in captivity. Common dolphin The common dolphin is the name given to two species of dolphin making up the genus Delphinus. Taxonomists and cetologists usually recognise two species — the short-beaked common dolphin, which retains the systematic name "Delphinus delphis", and the long-beaked common dolphin "D. capensis". Despite its name, the common dolphin is not the dolphin of popular imagination; that distinction belongs to the bottlenose dolphin (genus "Tursiops") due to its widespread use in marine parks and its appearance in the television series "Flipper". However, this dolphin was the most frequently represented in the art and literature of
Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical everyone sings about the Creature. To the dismay of the cast, the Creature climbs onto the boat and joins the song. The Creature kidnaps Kay and takes her back to his lair, which bears a resemblance to an underwater grotto bachelor pad. This is where the Creature and Kay bond during their duet, "Strange New Hunger". Mark and David, Kay's fellow scientists, rush in to save Kay. The Creature tells her his name...Gill! He gets shot with a tainted speargun, with results that soon become clear. Back aboard the Rita, the scientists hear massive footsteps. It turns out the spear