HECTOR DOLPHIN

BACKGROUND INFO

• It is the smallest rarest dolphin in the world.
• Population estimated at 7000.
• They weigh 40-60kg pounds

THE HECTOR DOLPHIN POPULATION IS CHANGING??

• They live close to the shore
• They get tangled in the fishing nets
• This is because people try to catch fish and they end up catching dolphins

I PREDICT????

• I predict that if the hector dolphin keeps decreasing.
• There would be to many fish and squid

ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS?

• Abiotic:a nonliving condition or thing, as habitat or climate
• BIotic:a living thing, as animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem
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ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS OF A DOLPHIN

• Dolphins are important to the ecosystem in the sense that they are apex
• Or tep-level predators which controls populations of fishes and squids And Keep The Ecosystem
• Balence

FOOD WED OF A DOLPHIN

SOURCES

• Treehugger.com
• Sciencdaily.com
• Fws.gov
• Arkive.org
• Worldwildlife.org