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Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is one of four dolphin species belonging to the genus Cephalorhynchus.Hector's dolphin is the only cetacean endemic to New Zealand, and comprises two subspecies: C. h. hectori, the more numerous subspecies, also referred to as South Island Hector's dolphin; and the critically endangered Māui dolphin (C. h. maui), found off the West Coast of the North ...
Māui dolphin, Maui's dolphin, or Popoto (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is a subspecies of the Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)—New Zealand's only endemic cetacean. [3] Māui dolphins are only found off the west coast of New Zealand 's North Island , and are now one of the rarest and smallest dolphin subspecies globally.
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The world's smallest known dolphin is in danger of going extinct. Maui's dolphin, a subspecies of Hector's dolphin, is on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 50 left in the wild — all found ...
Monitoring of relative population changes through these metrics has been performed retrospectively for Beringian bison, [24] Galapagos tortoise, [25] houting, [26] Atlantic salmon, [27] northern pike, [28] New Zealand snapper, [29] steelhead trout, [30] greater prairie chicken, [31] Mauritius kestrel [32] and Hector's dolphin [33] and is the ...
The “rarely seen” predators were spotted off the California coast near San Diego. Boaters witness ‘unbelievable spectacle’ when predators attack sea creature. See it
Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names jacobita, skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin, panda dolphin, or tonina overa (in South America), is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
When apex predator populations decline, mesopredators can access hunting and den areas once controlled by the apex predators, essentially assuming the role of an apex predator. [2] However, mesopredators often occupy different ecological niches than the former apex predator and will have different effects on the structure and stability of the ...