Everywhere I went, Ken was sure to follow. Or, he would appear suddenly in the viewfinder obscuring any other dolphins! We began today like yesterday – with a 7 am data collection session. The second session was at 10:30, which was for the best since the underwater visibility had not improved significantly. Ken was my sidekick for most of each session. He spent much time with Mr. French and Jack last year and before the hurricanes, hung out with Mr. French lots. They are both three-year-olds. But, Mr.
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The day began at 5:30 am with data collected from 7:15 am.
An EARLY day, but a good one with bright sun, a breeze and dolphins. The morning was our first official data collection session with our volunteer team at Bailey’s Cay. Roger, Ron, Madison and Dave were up early and raring to go. The breeze kept them cool, the dolphins kept them engaged. They did a great job of filling out our surface observation sheets and documenting where the MVA and I were at 5-minute intervals and also how many dolphins were near (at 1 m intervals) to me.
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Who didn
It was a long day, with video all morning & a boat trip in the afternoon. But, the boat trip was a good one. Here’s the list of who was seen: Finn (#09), Romeo (#10), Tina (#14), Freckles (#15), Split Jaw (#22), Billy (#64), Nemo (#76), un-named #s 78, 79, 85, 88 and possibly Cleopatra (#41) and Cerra (#38). It was amazing!! After a very rambunctious swim, we returned to the boat exhausted & headed back to the dock. I guess there’s more video to go through for IDs!
Picnic at Osgood Cay
The all-day picnic for AKR is today with a boat trip to Osgood Cay. We all went on the picnic to Osgood Cay today – the picnic that used to be on the beach at West Bay is now on the AKR cay on the other side of the island. Very beautiful reefs and set up generally. The pool is two circles but with tile design to make it like a fish.
A new dolphin to the catalog!!
The excitement for today is the official inclusion of spotted dolphin ID#89. It is a young juvenile male, who, much to my surprise, was still observed nursing this afternoon! The animal was actually observed bowriding last season, but because its spots were so few & faint, we decided not to officially add the animal to the photo-ID catalog. Today confirmed things though, as we observed this young dolphin from the boat for over 90 minutes, plus a very brief swim. Even though the swim was short, I was able to catch a few photos.
Sunday
I had one morning session and then prepared to meet our Ecotour Team for 2007. We have 6 volunteer researchers this week to assist Bill and me in our data collection. Roger and Judi arrived at 11 and Ron, Madison, Sharon and Dave arrived at 6 pm. It was fun to greet our team members and get them settled … and then to fill them in on LOTS of data. I love sharing this information with our assistants.
What is a dolphin fish?
Dolphins are marine mammals, but there is also a fish species that's often called "dolphin" or "dolphin fish". Its scientific name is Coryphaena hippurus. To avoid confusion with the mammal species its Spanish name "dorado" or its Hawaiian name "mahi mahi" is often used. Because of the confusion between the mammal and the fish species dolphins have in the past erroneously been called porpoises, especially in some US regions, where the fish species is common. In older books you can encounter the name "bottlenose porpoise" for the bottlenose dolphin, for instance.
What is the smallest dolphin species?
There is not really one smallest species.
What is the largest dolphin?
The killer whale (Orcinus orca). Male killer whales can grow up to 9.6 m (31.5 ft).
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