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The smaller albatross are also known as mollymawks in New Zealand. The smaller albatross species are common off the Kaikoura Coast.
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Great albatross consist of the royal and wandering species of albatross and are the largest of the species.
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Bottlenose dolphins are not frequently seen in Kaikoura
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Dusky dolphins are found year round off the Kaikoura Coast and provide much enjoyment for visitors who take dolphin viewing tours.
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Photos of dusky dolphins taken underwater of Kaikoura
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Hector's dolphins are amongst the smallest and rarest dolphins in the world and can be found in close along many parts of the Kaikoura Coastline
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Humpback whales pass by Kaikoura in the winter months of May to August as they migrate to tropical waters for breeding
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Images of in and around Kaikoura.
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New Zealand fur seals are common along the rocky Kaikoura coastline.
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Orca are the largest of the dolphin species and are seen intermittently off the Kaikoura Coast
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Orca (killer whales) and boats off the Kaikoura Coast
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Pilot whales are part of the dolphin species and are seen irregularly off the Kaikoura Coastline. When observed they often in the company of large oceanic bottlenose dolphins.
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Southern right whale dolphins are recognised by the fact that they have no dorsal fin and are very distinctively marked in black and white. Not frequently seen off Kaikoura.
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Sperm whales are the largest of toothed whales and are the whales most frequently found off Kaikoura
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Sperm whales as seen from the air off the Kaikoura Coast
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Hutton's shearwaters are very special to Kaikoura as they breed exclusively in the Seaward Kaikoura Mountain Range.
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Some of the variety of land birds able to be seen near Kaikoura
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Various images of people in different walks of life.
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Translation in Japanese