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.

Monday, February 13, 2012

IT'S JUMP TIME HERE ON MANDJAR BAY! (Monday 13th February)

Please check out this beautiful footage caught by a customer this week on our 1 hour Dolphin and Canal Cruise. Thank-you for our lovely customer who has allowed us to share this speacial footage with our dolphin blog visitors. It just brings a smile to your face doesn't it!

The local dolphins have been out and about this week with some really special encounters had by our customers. They have been playful and have enjoyed showing off for our cruises and swimming along with our boats.

Here are some of our sightings for the past week!

Tuesday 7th February

• 9 dolphins heading out slowly to ocean in a playful mood

• Female pod slowly cruising around Mandjar Bay

Wednesday 8th February

• 2 dolphins fishing in estuary

• Female and calf spotted near canal entrance

• Mother and Calf near boundary island

Thursday 9th February

• 3 dolphins in marina, followed boat to the estuary

Friday 10th February

• No sightings

Saturday 11th February

• 2 dolphins in Mandjar Bay, feeding and playing

• 2 dolphins in channel

Sunday 12th February

• Nikky fishing near jetty

• Dolphins fishing in Mandjar Bay

• 4 dolphins in Sticks Channel, followed boat into estuary

• 4 more dolphins played with boat near fairbridge bank

• 4 playing near boat with calves spinning upside down

• Mother and calf making their way through the marina

Thank-you to all who have cruised with us this week. We look forward to another great week here on the Mandurah Canals and many more special encounters with the local jumpy fun loving dolphins!! See you soon!

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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.