The striped dolphin is the largest of the five relatively small dolphins in the genus Stenella. Shy and wary of boats in some areas of the Pacific, and seen riding the bow waves of boats in other places, these dolphins make long, shallow leaps when porpoising. Learn more about the Stenella coeruleoalba, more commonly known as a Striped Dolphin, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.