#hectorsdolphin

[whaletalesorg]

It's #dolphinawarenessmonth! There are between 36 and 40 species of dolphin swimming on Earth, depending on how you categorize certain subspecies. Maui’s dolphins are the smallest, coming in at an average of 50kg (110 lb) and 1.7m (5.6ft), and Killer Whales, or Orcas, are the largest at 6 tons and 9.5m (31ft).⁠ (pictured: A Hector's Dolphin)⁠ #whaletales #dolphins #hectorsdolphin #dolphinsareawesome #funfact #trivia #didyouknow #getonaboat #dolphinwatching #whalewatching #newzealand #ilovedolphins #mauisdolphins #orca #killerwhale https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cQJZCAs1w/?igshid=492xic2vre68

[whaletalesorg]

The Naming of Things this month features the tiny dolphins from New Zealand: the Hector's and Maui's dolphins Follow the link in our bio to read!⁠ PS: this is a Hector's dolphin⁠ #whaletales #dolphins #thenamingofthings #whalewednesday #hectorsdolphin #mauisdolphin #dolphinsareawesome #blog #newzealand #storytelling https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ilYS1lWVy/?igshid=10p0jipon4nk1

[david-koeth]

Hector’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) According to @wwf: “Hector’s dolphins are the smallest and rarest marine dolphins in the world. They have distinct black facial markings, short stocky bodies and a dorsal fin shaped like a Mickey Mouse ear. There is a subspecies of Hector’s dolphin known as Maui’s dolphin that is critically endangered and estimated to have a population of only 55. They are found only in the shallow coastal waters along western shores of New Zealand’s North Island.” - #dolphin #hectorsdolphin #endangered #endangeredspecies #art #drawing #ipadpro #applepencil #line #lines #blackandwhite #animals #illustration #quarantineart #2020 #2020art #meditativeart #adobe #adobefresco #fresco #apple #vectors #vectorart #vector #digital #digitaldrawing #california #June #June2020 @wwf @adobe @adobe.fresco @behance (at Stallion Springs, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBuEXc2A4Pd/?igshid=psoim7ygz8q1

[thekentmonologues]

Out of the deep a small pod of Hector’s dolphins appear, making our cruise a success. These dolphins are only found in the waters of New Zealand and are the smallest of the dolphin species swimming the southern ocean. Wow.

[simoncartwrightphotography]

Hector the Dolphin So chuffed to see this little Hector's Dolphin and several of his/her mates while out on the @blackcatcruises on Friday. They grow to a maximum size of 1.5m long and are amongst the worlds smallest marine Dolphins, not to mention that they are also sadly very few in number now. The South Islands total population numbers around 15000 animals, with the east coast population (which is a sub-group of the overall population) numbering around 9000. (Ref: Department of Conservation) The majority of the things I photograph are stationary, or at the very least not moving in a fast, highly erratic fashion, so capturing a sharp image was certainly challenging. I wanted to make sure that whatever image I captured was sharp throughout, so opted for an aperture of f11 which meant increasing the ISO to 400 and resulted in a shutter speed of 1/320 sec. @departmentofconservation_ @akaroa_nz @akaroa_and_the_bays #bankspeninsula #nz #southisland #doc #hectorsdolphin #blackcatcruise #endangeredspecies (at Akaroa) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpboxfbF34e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cwjpyrfjbf6p

[respectanimalrights]

Via @keiko_conservation Video of the day from © @richardsidey. 🌊 "A magical encounter with a pod of the world’s smallest dolphin, the South Island Hector’s Dolphin, off the east coast of New Zealand. Made all the more special after just finishing the great read Oxygen by @willtrubridge On assignment with @galaxiid_creative @alisciayoung #hectorsdolphin #dolphins #newzealand #aotearoa #animalkingdom #wildandfree #wildsouth #underwaterworld #belowthesurface #southpacific #naturecinema @canon.nz @nzgeo @bbcearth @discoverocean @joe.cockram @tuapittman @islandgirldiscovery" #keikoconservation

[ajauntwithjoy]

If you missed the news on my IG stories or Snapchat — I'm headed to Australia and New Zealand! 🐨🐧🍷🍫 ↠↠↠↠↠↠↠↠↠ • ↞↞↞↞↞↞↞↞↞ Crossing my fingers for a better glimpse of the Hector's Dolphin this time around! They're endemic to NZ and are the world's smallest and rarest dolphin species! ↠↠↠↠↠↠↠↠↠ • ↞↞↞↞↞↞↞↞↞ ✈️Where is your next trip?!🛳 ↠↠↠↠↠↠↠↠↠ • ↞↞↞↞↞↞↞↞↞ #Akaroa #hectorsdolphin #ringinginthenewyearright (at Akaroa)

[dynamicoceans]

Hectors dolphin, mother and young by mpp26 on Flickr.