Tursiops aduncus
The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin has a wide distribution in the coastal waters off Australia, Asia and Africa’s eastern seaboard. Locally they’re found as far west as Table Bay, living on a diet of fish and squid.
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins live in pods numbering between 20 and 2,000 individuals. Females give birth to a single baby at 2-6 year intervals, following a 12-month long gestation. Fully grown, these dolphins measure about 2.6m in length and weigh between 150-230kg, and have a life expectancy of up to 40 years in the wild.
The IUCN considers the Indian Ocean Bottlenose Dolphin to be near-threatened, citing the species’ coastal occurrence which brings them into contact with many negative human-induced factors but also indicating that there’s been insufficient research on their population numbers and trends on a global scale.
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I hope to see more videos of wildlife like this, Dries!
I know I should use my video camera more while I am on tour, John. I should put an elastic around my wrist and snap myself with it every time I forget!
Fabulous! The header photo is particularly captivating.
Thanks a lot, Carol!
Thank you for sharing this fascinating information about these dolphins, DeWets! The photos are wonderful, and the video/music piece is captivating.
Thank you so much for the kind feedback!
You really are branching (perhaps that should be swimming) out these days! Lovely photographs as always.
Made possible by our country’s immense wealth of wildlife, Anne!
Nice shots!
Thanks, Michael!
You’re welcome.
Dis lekker om hul so vry in die see te sien. Hier is ook nou en dan Orcas.
Ek moet eerlik wees, Ineke: As dit nie was vir die diere en voels wat mens langs die see kan sien nie sou die groot water vir my geen bekoring ingehou het nie.
Ek kan vir ure net sit, kyk en luister na die see. Ongelukkig is ek te ongedurig van aard en kan nie lank net sit nie en niks doen nie.