Hector's dolphin

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On the Saturday I took my friends over to Akaroa for the day. First we went over the summit road so they could get a view of Lyttelton Harbour then down Gebbies Pass then on to Akaora. It was such a beautiful day so we took a Nature Cruises on the Black Cat.

We saw so many Hector's dolphin's along with the New Zealand Fur Seals and lot of different birds.

Hector's dolphin's are one of the smallest marine dolphins in the world and grow no more than 1.5 m in length.

Only found in New Zealand’s waters, this distinctive grey dolphin with black and white markings and a round dorsal fin is the most easily recognised species of dolphin in New Zealand.

Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins are known to Māori by other names, including tutumairekurai, aihe, papakanua, upokohue, tukuperu, tūpoupou, pahu, popoto and hopuhopu. Info from.

It was really great day and I took so many shots it was hard to know which one to put up as my blip. My friends had a very enjoyable day.