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    • Pod of bottlenose dolphins swimming in sea.
    Rights: Stephen Wing, University of Otago Published 17 September 2009 Size: 2.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    Dolphins are adapted to living in water. They have a streamlined shape and fins instead of legs. They also have blowholes on the tops of their heads.

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      Marine organisms and adaptations

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      New Zealand’s endemic dolphins

      Dolphins are often seen around the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, but only two species – Hector’s and Māui – are endemic. Similarities and differences It is very difficult to distinguish these ...

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