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my animal is the hector dolphin this is where my animal lives

The only location of the Hector’s Dolphins is around the coastal waters of New Zealand. It is believed that there are four population of them that are separated by geographic locations. They also mate only within that particular population. The smallest such population has about 111 members and it is found between Dargaville and New Plymouth. There are populations found in all four directions which is encouraging. They tend to live in water that is up to 300 feet deep. They are usually not going to be more than half a mile or so from the shoreline. During certain times of the year they are right at the shore line due to changes in the location of their primary food sources.

this about what it eats The use of echolocation is very dominant for them to find their foods sources. Primarily, they will dine on various fish and squid. They will follow the fish where they move for spawning, and that is when you will see the Hector’s Dolphin closer to the shorelines. Even though they can dive for up to 3 minutes, they usually only do so for about 1 ½ minutes at a time. During that span of time, they are able to get a substantial amount of food.

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reperduction of the hector dolphin Females take part in mating when they are from 7 to 9 years of age. For males it ranges from 5 to 9 years. When a pair is going to mate, they spend time with courtship rituals. They can include chasing, leaping, displaying the belly, and touching. They will also move through the water in very close proximity to each other. It takes from 10 to 12 months after mating for the calf to arrive, tail first. The young arrive either in the later part of spring or the early summer. The young form very close bonds with their mother and they will be fully weaned about 2 years of age. The development stage of a Hector’s Dolphin will often play a role in where it goes in the pod. Sometimes they will be with juveniles, other times with breeding populations, and then at times with non-breeding populations. One of the concerns for this species of dolphin is their slow rate of reproduction. The females will have a calf once every 2 to 4 years. They won’t mate until the young calf they are caring for is completely weaned and taking care of its own needs. The average lifespan in the wild is from 20 to 25 years.

this website helps my animal http://worldwildlife.org/species/hector-s-dolphin wwf has this thing where u can apoted a hector dlolphin and rise money to help it and wwf is an major helper i can rise money to help the hector dolphin nd the n snet it to wwf and i can apoted my own dolphin i found all of my research on wwf or wikia peda

media type="custom" key="23098006" its status is endarngerd and the threat is the fishers in newzealand use fishing nets and the hector dolphin gets caught in it and they fish the hector dolphin