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Uncommon card · Nature
Hector's dolphin, an Uncommon card
Hector's dolphin is one of six dolphin species belonging to the genus Cephalorhynchus.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 38,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Hector's dolphin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hector's dolphin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Distinctive features of the ______ include a rounded dorsal fin, grey, white, and black coloration, and a stocky body shape.
Answer
species. Distinctive features of the species include a rounded dorsal fin, grey, white, and black coloration, and a stocky body shape. From the Hector's dolphin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of the Republic of Ireland. History of the Republic of Ireland 85 · Atlantic hurricane 80 · Ferret 77 · Hector's dolphin 74 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Rat. Rat 600,000 · Atlantic hurricane 84,000 · Hector's dolphin 38,000 · Laptev Sea 22,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Hector's dolphin is the only cetacean endemic to New Zealand, and comprises two subspecies: C. h. hectori, the more numerous subspecies, also referred to as South Island Hector's dolphin, and C. h. maui, the critically endangered Māui dolphin that is found off the West Coast of New Zealand's North Island.
- Distinctive features of the species include a rounded dorsal fin, grey, white, and black coloration, and a stocky body shape.
- Their lifespan is typically around 20 years, and the species favours shallow coastal waters around the South Island, where they live in small groups and use echolocation clicks to communicate.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hector's dolphin article was read about 38,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Hector's dolphin
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hector's dolphin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
