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What is the classification for maui dolphin?
Critically Endangered there's about 110 left.
When does maui's dolphin sleep?
how do the maui's dolphin sleep
What types of dolphins are endangered?
Many, many types! That's why we should help them! Bottlenose, pink river, river, orcas, are just a few.
How long is a maui dolphin?
The female Maui dolphin is about 5.5 feet long. The male Maui dolphin is not quite as long as the female.
What is a maui dolphin?
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 off of New Zealand 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 Island of New Zealand. 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.
What is a maui dolphin's scientific name?
The scientific name for the Maui dolphin is Cephalorhynchus hectori maui.
How many maui dolphins left?
There are approx. 55 adult Maui's Dolphins left in the world. The most critically endangered species of dolphin.
What does the maui dolphin eat?
The Maui dolphin eats fish and squid. Some of them are killed by nets of fishermen.
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.
Which dolphin is endangered?
The snubfin dolphin is endangered. :)
What will happen if maui's dolphin's food chain are damaged?
Maui Dolphins are already critically endangered with less then 500 in the wild. If their food chain was damaged and their food source decreased, you would most likely see a decrease in the dolphin population. They would probably go extinct if this happened to them.
Is the dolphin on the endangered species list?
it depends on what type of dolphin your talking about the common dolphin is not endangered but the Chinese river dolphin is critically endangered
