Dolphin Wild Experience

Dolphin Facts

• The dolphins of Jervis Bay are the inshore variety of Bottlenose dolphins called Tursiops aduncus.
• There are about 60 dolphins that live in Jervis Bay year round.
• Occasionally other dolphins visit from outside Jervis Bay
• They group consists mainly of females and their young. These are called female bands.
• Dolphins are warm blooded, air breathing mammals that suckle their young
• At birth dolphins are less than 1m in length and weigh about 10kg
• Males grow to about 2.5m and weigh up to 200kg. Females are slightly smaller
• Dolphins cruise at speeds of about 10kmph and can have bursts of up to 40kmph
• Male dolphins band together in small groups called male alliances.

Whale Facts

• Humpback whales are the fifth largest animal on the planet
• At birth they are about 4.5m long and weigh about 1,300kg
• Humpback whales grow up to 15m in length and can weigh up to 48,000kg. That’s equivalent to 11 elephants!
• Females grow larger than males
• Females calve every 2-3 years
• Their pectoral fins are one third the length of their body
• Humpbacks are the most acrobatic of all the great whales
• Humpbacks get their name from the way they hump their back before they sound, or dive.
• Humpback whales are increasing in numbers by about 13% each year.