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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.
Only about 15,000 of these dolphins are over 1 year old, and they mostly live around New Zealand’s South Island. “Hector’s dolphins have the distinctive round dorsal fin, like a Mickey Mouse ...
Hector's Dolphin or White-headed Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) is the best-known of the four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. At about 1.4 m in length and weighing 50kg, it is one of the smallest cetaceans. They have a rounded dorsal (upper) fin and have white undersides and grey sides.
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 in New Zealand. On.
Porpoise Bay is in the Catlins, on the southern coast of New Zealand's South Island. The bay sweeps gently from North Head, at the entrance to Waikawa Harbour, around to South Head. A campground overlooking the bay is situated on South Head, which separates Porpoise Bay from Curio Bay .
The Kaikōura Canyon is the only place where the sperm whale can be viewed closed to the New Zealand mainland. There are significant colonies of New Zealand fur seals, large pods of dusky dolphins and small groups of Hector's dolphins. [1] Orca regularly visit the area and humpback whales pass through during their northern winter migration.
Hector's Dolphins statue in Hector. Hector and Ngakawau had a population of 198 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people (−10.8%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 33 people (−14.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 114 households, comprising 105 males and 96 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with ...