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InDeepBlue — Maui's Farewell
Published: 2012-10-30 02:52:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 1214; Favourites: 65; Downloads: 2
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"Maui's dolphin or popoto (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is the world's rarest and smallest known subspecies of dolphin.[1] They are a sub-species of the Hector's dolphin.Maui's dolphin are only found off the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, and are the country's only endemic subspecies of cetacean.[2] As of 2012, it is estimated that 55 Maui's dolphins exist in the world." -Wikipedia
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lovely piece. :C sad though, Maui's are adorable and it'll be sad to see them go like the yanzte river dolphin.
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Yeah, sad indeed, things look pretty grim for them.
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