Talk:Hector's dolphin

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Contents 1 Range map 2 Hector's Dolphin photo 3 Vandalism? 4 Maui's dolphin (popoto) 5 Hector's dolphin 6 Top photo error

[edit] Range map

The range shown in the map seems to be incomplete. Hector's dolphins also live in the Catlins, at the far southeast corner of the South Island. -- Avenue 12:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I've updated the map to include the Catlins in their range. -- Avenue 13:22, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hector's Dolphin photo

Hi,

I took a picture of a Hector's dolphin in Akaroa a couple of months back, which shows off their head colourings quite well.

Click to see the picture on my weblog [1]

I would be more than happy for this to be used on the page, if anyone thought it would add anything? (ps I actually don't know how to do this myself).

Thanks, Rich FatRich 01:59, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism?

Why is this page being targeted? Was this mentioned on the Colbert Report or something? vlad§inger ^tlk 02:43, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maui's dolphin (popoto)

Is it ok to create a new page for Maui's dolphin? As a "subspecies" of Hector's dolphin is the agreement to have species as separate pages and any subspecies contained within them?FionaBlinco 10:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Exactly what I was going to say, either that or this page needs to make it very clear that there are different subspecies of Hector's dolphins and detail them --Nengscoz416 22:05, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hector's dolphin

I am very interested in dolphins. My friends and I have a project on dolphins and we were wondering if anyone had pictures of Hector's dolphins? Thanks!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.93.199.82 (talk) 20:33, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Top photo error

The main photo in the upper right does not look like a hector dolphin. "Hector's dolphin has no discernible beak and a rounded dorsal fin." That dolphin pictured has a pointed dorsal fin and looks suspiciously similar to a dusky dolphin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lagenorhynchus_obscurus.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smilingscar (talk • contribs) 20:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Absolutely correct, it was listed as a Hectors, and the description "the throat and chest are white" matched the image. But the fin does not, clearly very similiar to the dusky dolphin photo. I think this image shows a Hector's, obviously a different animal. I'll fix it up, thanks for pointing it out. XLerate (talk) 00:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)