Tursiops truncatus
1 Bottlenose Dolphin at Cleveland, QLD
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| Tursiops truncatus | Liam.m | 27 Aug 2023 | |
| Tursiops truncatus | TimL | 27 Aug 2023 |
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The Dolphin was seen entering the channel and then raced off chasing something just beneath the surface. The prey appeared to escape the Dolphin by moving even faster and in a straight line as seen in the images. The Dolphin was later sighted leaving the channel as seen in following sighting 4505983.
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Location information
- Coordinates 153.264781-27.517319
- Places Cleveland, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Aug 2023 10:16 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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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
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6 / 7
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