Mandurah's Dolphin Blog: Vote on a name for our baby dolphin

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.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Vote on a name for our baby dolphin

Thanks everyone for sending us in all the great names for our baby dolphin. The crew here at Bouvard Cruises have gone through all the names and selected 5 favourites. It's now back to you all to vote on which name you like the most. Be quick you have 7 days. The poll is over on the right.

Here are our latest photos of the baby dolphin playing and jumping in the wake on one of our cruises yesterday.

If you would like to see Mandurah's new baby dolphin 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.