How does the Pacific White-Sided Dolphin protect itself?

Pacific white-sided dolphins have a dark gray or black back, white belly and a distinctive white or gray stripe on both sides. This contrast is called counter shading, this allows it to blend in with the ocean and protects it from predators from above, and the white undersides camouflages it when viewed from below against light from the sky.Pacific white-sided dolphins are among the fastest and most acrobatic of all dolphin species. They can swim up to 25 miles per hour.