Tursiops truncatus

Bottlenose Dolphin at Wellington Point, QLD

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

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

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Additional information for previous sightings 4509312 and 4509313. In this sequence what appeared to be a mother and calf separated from the other dolphins, coming in close to the jetty before swimming back out into the bay. There was a lot of rolling and breaching during this sequence.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 7 Sep 2023 02:11 PM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

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  • 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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