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ALL ABOUT AIHE
Dolphins are absolutely incredible. They are known for
their playful personalities, high intelligence and
the distinctive noises they make.
“You cannot get through a
single day without having an
impact on the world around
you. What you do makes a
difference, and you have to
decide what kind of difference
you want to make.”
Jane Goodall
primatologist & anth ropologist
UNBELIEVABLE!
Scientists have observed dolphins in
Australian waters using sea sponges to
cover their beaks when looking for food
DOLPHINS ARE NOT FISH, on the sharp seafloor. These dolphins
THEY ARE MAMMALS. also trap prey in large shells which they
This means they need to come up carry to the surface of the water and
to the surface to breathe air, rather shake the contents into their mouths.
than filtering oxygen through gills
underwater. Whales, porpoises and
seals are also marine mammals.
DOLPHIN
OR PORPOISE?
Although they may look similar at a glance,
there are some key differences between
the two species.
“I’m un iqu e
on por poi se! ”
DOLPHIN PORPOISE
1 Curved fins 1 Triangular fins
2 Pronounced nose or beak 2 No pronounced nose or beak
3 Sleek and long 3 Shorter and fuller
Although it is common to see dolphins in New Zealand
if you know where to look, porpoise sightings are rare,
as they prefer to live in the open ocean.
DID yO U
kN OW…
The Māui dolphin is DOLPHINS IN
the world’s smallest NEW ZEALAND
dolphin and one of the
rarest in the world. WHERE DO MOST
DOLPHINS LIVE?
They can only be found
on the West Coast of
FIN-LAND!
the North Island.
All jokes aside, there are 40
species of dolphins found all
over the world, nine species
right here in the coasts
around Aotearoa.
DOLPHIN
DILEMMAS
Human activity is the main threat to dolphins
in the wild and the reason why many species
are in trouble or endangered.
THREATS TO Commercial fishing
Not only does commercial
Boats
Studies show that boats can
DOLPHINS fishing disrupt food chains in disrupt dolphins’ behaviours,
INCLUDE: the oceans, but dolphins can
also get caught and killed in
including their ability to rest,
breed and feed. This can also
fishing nets. occur because of marine
construction and drilling.
Pollution
Dolphins can also get caught Climate emergency
in or eat plastic rubbish that Rising ocean temperatures
has made its way to the ocean. affect almost all creatures
Untreated waste and sewage that call the sea their homes
can run off into the ocean by disrupting food chains.
from cities and farms, and can
also threaten dolphins.
DOLPHINS IN MARINELAND: ANIMATRONICS:
CAPTIVITY AOTEAROA’S HISTORY A KINDER FUTURE
There are nearly 3,000 Marineland was a park in Melanie Langlotz, a
dolphins in captivity around Napier that kept sea animals, New Zealand entrepreneur,
the world today. Captive including two dolphins has helped to build the
dolphins are typically forced named Kelly and Shona. world’s first life-sized robot
to live their lives in tanks SAFE worked hard to spread dolphin. They can swim just
that are too small and lack the word about the problems like a real dolphin and may
stimulation. Dolphins are for these animals who live be the kind alternative to
made to do tricks and interact in captivity. Many people dolphins in captivity that
with humans on demand. This attended protests outside the world needs.
is no life for highly intelligent the park. Marineland closed
animals who in the wild can in 2008 when Shona died.
travel hundreds of kilometres She was the last captive
in a day. dolphin in New Zealand.
SAVE THE SEA
Here are some things you can do to help
protect dolphins and other sea life.
KEEP OUR CONSIDER SAYING
WATERS CLEAN ‘NO’ TO EATING AND
FISHING FOR SEA LIFE
What a mess! Each year
billions of tonnes of rubbish When we eat sea life, we are
enter the sea. Marine life can telling commercial fishing
eat this rubbish or get caught companies that what they
up in it and starve. Organise are doing is okay. Leave fish
a beach or river clean to help and sea life in the ocean
save the lives of animals who where they belong.
call the ocean their home.
Did you know we have
FISHY FEELINGS Head to our action kit heaps of fish-free recipes
for instructions! on our website? Check them
Like dolphins, many other sea
out now!
creatures are sentient beings.
This means that they have SAY ‘NO’ TO DOLPHINS
thoughts and feelings. Think IN CAPTIVITY
about it, you wouldn’t eat a
If you are visiting another
dolphin or a whale, so why is
country, think twice about
it okay to eat fishes and other
visiting a marine park.
sea life?
Find a shoreline where
dolphins are easily spotted
instead, like along the many
coastlines of Aotearoa. an 202 0
kid sfe st bea ch cle
You can see happy dolphins
in their natural habitat.
How cool is that?
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