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.
Looks like there was a baby calf out to play onboard SuperCat with Capt'n Kat & Hostie Shay. Setting sail the baby calf was on her way following our boat! With mumma by bubs side, she decided to entertain our guests on the 12pm Luncheon Cruise. In the estuary we cruised... mum & calf followed for a good solid 5 minutes doing some groovy little tricks in our wake!
Our passengers were seriously stocked!!
With the weather being a tad terrible, the tide being a bit higher than usual we managed to get just over an hour of Mandurah's sunshine and crystal clear waters, making it a delightful sizzling cruise.
We are so happy about the article that appeared in The Sunday Times on the weekend about Mandurah's dolphins, what a ripper!!! If you missed it here is the link to the story on the Perth Now website.
If you would like to get your own photos Mandurah's leaping dolphins please contact Bouvard Cruises:
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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