Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Bottlenose dolphin (species: Tursiops truncatus)
Observed by Anne Hoggett
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:00:00

Location details

  • Off Hicks Reef, Queensland

Details about the specimens

  • 40 specimens. (accurate to within 10)
  • specimens alive when found.
  • specimens alive at end of the observation process.
  • specimens left in natural environment.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

A pod of 30-50 individuals of varying sizes up to almost 3 m long. Many had circular scars presumably from cookie cutter sharks.

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