Atlantic spotted dolphins look like bottlenose dolphins from a distance. It is a medium sized dolphin with a chunky beak and a very distinctive crease between the beak and the melon. They have a white tip to their beak and can also have white lips too. In colouration Atlantic spotted dolphins have a dark cape, light grey sides and a white belly. Atlantic spotted dolphin calves don’t have spots. Adults have spotted patterns across their body and they increase in number with age.