Mammals
Sea Mammals
Sighting 4509312

Tursiops truncatus

Bottlenose Dolphin at Wellington Point, QLD

Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
Tursiops truncatus at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 02:02 PM
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Identification history

Tursiops truncatus 14 Sep 2023 Liam.m
Tursiops truncatus 14 Sep 2023 TimL

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User's notes

A pod of dolphins was initially sighted way out in the bay with the fins of at least 4 individuals visible on the surface at one time. The pod eventually came closer to shore and the jetty as seen in following sightings 4509313 and 4509314.

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Additional information

  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Tursiops truncatus Scientific name
  • Bottlenose Dolphin Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 46.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 127 images trained Machine learning

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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