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Calves and seaweed games!

Monday’s dolphin trip began with an extended snorkel stop for boat guests at the Bimini Road (aka Atlantis). I stayed on board, keeping my eyes peeled for the possible passing dolphin group, but saw none. Soon, we headed to “the dolphin grounds” where we came upon a group of what appeared to be 4 mother calf pairs, including un-named #25. As we were getting ready to get in the water, bottlenose joined the group with lots of aerial displays.

A great little Sunday

As I boarded the boat today, I jokingly asked the captain, “Can we please see dolphins early today?” Well, wouldn’t you know – bottlenose dolphins about 30 minutes into the trip! We observed the group for over an hour and the still camera’s memory card was filled. There will be a lot of photo sorting… Continue reading A great little Sunday

After a windy week, a great final day

Well, our patience paid off. After a windy and nearly dolphin-less week, we had a great day. We saw bottlenose dolphins very early and I was able to collect quite a few dorsal fin photographs.  Later in the afternoon it was a scattered group of at least 16 spotted dolphins. In the mix were: Finn (#09), Romeo (#10), Juliette (#12) and her calf (who will likely be given ID#93), Tina (#14), Swoosh (#36) and her male calf, Lone Star (#56), un-named #25 (and her calf), 84, 91 and 92.

Special Adoption Kit Independence Day Sale!!!

To celebrate the release of our new adoption kits, and Independence day in the US (July 4th) and The Bahamas (July 10th), DCP is offering a unique discounted price on our newest additions to the adopt-a-wild-dolphin lineup: Tilly and Trudy. You can adopt Tilly or Trudy for just $24.99 during our special Independence Sale! This offer is good for just 10 days (July 1th through July 11th), so don’t wait too long.

A busy dolphin weekend

Saturday’s dolphin trip was unexpected, but welcomed! We saw dolphins early (17:03) and the group of four became six and then nine. Lumpy (#17) and un-named #75, both adult males, were in the group. I also suspect that un-named #24 was present, but I’ll have to confirm when reviewing video. There was a single male calf in the group that had some shallow scratches and a very small injury to its lower jaw.

Looking for a January Adventure?

 Start the new year with a DCP Eco-Tour in Roatan, Honduras!Join DCP from 16 – 23 January 2010 at the Roatan Institute for Exploration. You can get up close & personal with bottlenose dolphins and DCP’s research. $1,765 includes lodging, meals, dolphin interactions and more!For full details, click here.

DCP’s mobile website

For all those i-phone users, or anyone using a mobile device to access the internet, DCP has now created a mobile website at http://m.dolphincommunicationproject.org Check us out!

Brief bottlenose, lots of spotteds!

Today’s dolphin trip was hot and calm – just the way I like it! Not far from shore, we saw a group of about 7 bottlenose dolphins. They were very uninterested in the boat, so we had our quick glimpse and continued in search of Atlantic spotted dolphins. We had to wait a little while, but then, we saw them… It was a group of four dolphins, but I only recognized one. It is a young female who was first observed on 9 June.