5486 x 3582 px | 46,4 x 30,3 cm | 18,3 x 11,9 inches | 300dpi
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The Hector s Dolphin lives only around the New Zealand coastline nearly always within 10 kilometres 6 miles of the shore It is often found in shallow water off sandy beaches where it enjoys playing in the breaking waves With a total population of only about 7400 it is possibly the rarest marine dolphin in the world Nearly the entire population live around the South Island of New Zealand The North Island population called Maui s Dolphin is critically endangered with only 100 or so individuals remaining Maui s Dolphin is the rarest of all marine mammals The adult Hector s Dolphin grows to only 1 5 metres long making it one of the smallest dolphins on Earth