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Hector’s dolphin

Hector’s dolphin mid leap our of sea.

Hector’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) was named after Sir James Hector (1834–1907), founder of the Colonial Museum in Wellington, now the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

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Rights: Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith, CC BY 2.0
Published: 15 April 2021Size: 16.02 MB
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