Thursday 17 January 2019

Protecting the Most Vunerable - Fact or Fiction?

I am going to post 6 things about the Maui Dolphin below and it is up to you to figure out which are true and which are false!
3 will be facts and 3 will be fiction.

1. Only about 63 Maui Dolphins over one year of age remain
2. Male Maui dolphins are bigger than the females
3. Maui dolphins are the second largest of the 32 species of dolphin in the world
4. They have the longest life span of all dolphins living up to 50 years old
5. They produce one calf every 2-4 years making population growth a very slow process
6. Maui and Hector dolphins look identical

Link to Photo   sydneyscb.org   Society for Conservation Biology Sydney Chapter


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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 January 2019 at 18:22

    Hello Andrew,
    I am Vitaraag. I can't guess which one is which but you have put so much effort into this. Do you think Maui dolphins will not go extinct. I think they will. Maybe next time you can include if you think they will go extinct. Keep up the amazing work!

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  2. Hasiba SLJ22 January 2019 at 10:16

    Kia Ora Andrew

    Māui Dolphin are super special to us! You have come up with some awesome questions! I’m going to give your questions a go!


    1. Only about 63 Maui Dolphins over one year of age remain - True!
    2. Male Maui dolphins are bigger than the females- True!
    3. Maui dolphins are the second largest of the 32 species of dolphin in the world - False
    4. They have the longest life span of all dolphins living up to 50 years old - False
    5. They produce one calf every 2-4 years making population growth a very slow process - True
    6. Maui and Hector dolphins look identical - True!


    keep up the great work!
    He Whetu Koe
    Hasiba

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Thank-you for your positive, thoughtful, helpful comment.

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