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It's Hector's dolphin, also known as the so Maui dolphin and is only found in the coastal waters of New Zealand.
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A famous dolphin in New Zealand?
Here's THREEBottlenose dolphinsBottlenose dolphins are often seen along New Zealand's east coast, usually in groups of up to 30 animals.Hector's and Maui's dolphinsOnly found in New Zealand waters, the Hector's dolphin is one of the smallest marine dolphins in the world. It grows to no more than 1.5m in length.Orca - killer whalesCommonly known as orca, an estimated 150 to 200 killer whales inhabit New Zealand waters.
How much money did Dolphin gross domestically?
Dolphin grossed $14,000 in the domestic market.
What can you find in the river Ganges?
The Ganges river dolphin. Also known as the blind dolphin!
When was Green Dolphin Street?
Green Dolphin Street was created on 1947-11-05.
What is the dolphin riding motto?
race with inegrity! aprooved by the edra extreme dolphin riding association
What dolphin is the smallest of the dolphin family?
the smallest species of dolphin is the Hector's Dolphin, being only 1.2-1.4 meters ling. it is also the rarest dolphin, living only on the coast of new zealand
Smallest mammal living in the ocean?
seal or dolphin.
Is the killer whale the smallest whale?
No acctually it is the largest species of dolphin
What is the largest whale and what is the smallest whale?
The world's largest dolphin is the Orca Whale which grows to be 20-26 feet long. The world's smallest dolphin is called the Hector's Dolphin which can grow up to only 152 centimeters or smaller.
How much does an average dolphin way?
Dolphin weight varies from species to species. For the smallest dolphin the weight can be 30 Kg. and the largest species like the orca can weight up to 5 t I hope this helps.
What is a hectors dolphin?
it is a type of dlophin it is only found in NZ and is one of the smallest dolphins to live
What is a dolphin role in the food chain?
Same as a normal dolphin. It eats the bigger fish, which eat the smaller fish, and the chain ends at the smallest creature in the Amazonian water system.
How small is the smallest killer whale?
The smallest killer is the Pygmy Killer Whale, and it's size is more like a dolphin (around 6ft in length) than what we normally think when we say killer whale. It's size leads to people mistaking it for a dolphin rather than a whale.
How short is the sortest whale?
The smallest toothed whale (monodontus) is the Maui dolphin, which is four feet long. The smallest baleen whale (mysticetus) is the pygmy right whale, which is eleven feet long.
How large do most dolphins get?
There are almost forty species in seventeen genera of dolphin, from the smallest (Maui's dolphin) at about four feet long, up to the Orca (Killer whale), at about 30 feet long. See link:
How large do dolphin's grow?
That's a very good one! Bottlenosed dolphins can grow up up to 3,5 meters tall (including the fluke!) The smallest dolphin, the harbour porpoise, can grow up to 1,8 metres. The killerwhale, who is also a member of the dolphin family can grow to 6-8 meters long.
What do maui dolphins look like?
Maui dolphins are subspecies of the Hector's Dolphin. They are endemic to New Zealand. The only difference between the Hector's and the Maui is the location where they live. The Maui Dolphin lives off of North Island of New Zealand and the Hector's Dolphin live more off of the South. They are the smallest dolphin in the world, measuring about the size of a small child. The Maui/Hector's Dolphin is also the rarest species of dolphinin the world. They are critically endangered because they are victims of bycatching, bottom trawling, and several other risks. There is less than 500 left. If they do become endangered, New Zealand will be the first country, to wipe out a whole population of a marine mammal. They are the smallest dolphin in the world. The size of a small child. They are distinguished by their rounded dorsal fin. They are gray with black markings around their dorsal and pectoral fins. They also have several white markings on them.
