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Kōrero: Dolphins

Dusky dolphin

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Dusky dolphin

Dusky dolphins are larger than common dolphins and their beak, which has a black tip, is shorter. Along their sides are tapered white blazes.

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Kim Westerskov

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Gerard Hutching, Dolphins – Dusky dolphins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4669/dusky-dolphin (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 September 2015.