Doug and Kim were out and about last Sunday onboard the "Dancing Dolphin" and heading from the Port Mandurah Canals into the estuary when they spotted a dolphin fishing in the shallow waters of the Creery Wetlands. They headed over to the dolphin who at first was only interested in one thing, breakfast but after finding enough to eat the dolphin decided to have a bit of fun and play infront of the boat as it cruised through the calm inland waters of the Mandurah estuary. With lots of children onboard the boat was filled with squeals and laughter as the dolphin happily played for people to see.
Captain Kat and hostie Kat onboard "Super Cat" also managed to find a playful pod of dolphins for their passengers. This particular pod were only to happy to jump in the wake of the boat and followed us into Sticks Channel at the start of the Peel Inlet, then turned around with us on our journey back to Manjar Bay once again jumping and playing in the wake, to the amazement of some of our overseas visitors.
If you would like to see Mandurah's playful dolphins please contact us at Bouvard Cruises:
Ph: +61 89581 1242
Email: info@bouvardcruises.com.au
Web: 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.
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