Mandurah's Dolphin Blog: A Magic Moment!

Mandurah's Dolphin Blog

Bouvard Cruises is happy to introduce you to the official "Mandurah's Dolphin Blog" where we will share with you all of the sightings and encounters we have on our cruises with Mandurah's beautiful wild dolphins. You will find photo's, movies and information on the many dolphin encounters we have on our cruises in and around Mandurah and hope that this information helps raise awareness of Mandurah's wild dolphins. You too can see Mandurah's dolphins, they live just 1 hour south of Perth in Western Australia.

Friday, May 14, 2010

A Magic Moment!

One of Bouvard Cruises Captain Club members and Mariners Cove resident Moira Walton was out and about on the Mandurah waterways this week taking photos of a home she had just listed for sale, when she saw a pod of dolphins in the estuary. We are not sure if they were chasing fish or just having some fun but they definately put on a great show. Moira who has only lived in Mandurah since December and is a local Real Estate agent for Professionals Mandurah has kindly sent us her photos.

If you would like to see Mandurah's friendly dolphins please contact Bouvard Cruises:

Phone: +61 895811242

Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au

Web: http://www.bouvardcruises.com.au/

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About Mandurah's Dolphins

Mandurah has a healthy population of Bottle Nose Dolphins (tusiops truncatus) that is estimated to number up to 75 individuals, depending on the time of year. The number increases around mating times when males come in and join the pods. The pods of dolphins average around 10-15 and have sometimes been seen to be as large as 25 down to solitary dolphins or smaller family groups of 3-4.

Their average length is about 3 metres, with calves being about 1 metre long at birth. We normally see baby dolphins appear between December and April. Mandurah's wild dolphins are medium grey in colour with light flanks and pale bellies. They can live up to 30 years and can swim in short bursts up to 40km/h and they love to play in our ferries bow waves and wash. As a matter of fact dolphins are the only other mammals apart from humans that continue to play well into their adult life. And Mandurah's wild dolphins are very playful!

Thanks to Sally Kirby for some of this information.