Hector's long journey home: dolphin and pufferfish

This is a cute picture inspired by Odontocete's cute picture of the highly endangered Maui's dolphin, a subspecies of hector's dolphin. This little fellow is native to New Zealand and is one of the smallest cetaceans, they only weigh about 90 lbs as adults. There are currently only about 55 of these dolphins left, most been drowned by being inadvertently caught in submerged fishing nets.

Little Hector is a young Maui who was dragged far away from his pod by a trawler boat. He and his pilotfish buddy broke free and now fing themselves 100s of miles from home and they now embark on a journey to find their way back to their families. The pair are asking information from a cooky puffer fish and a goofy giant isopod.

Please enjoy,

Blair