A striped dolphin surfaces just in front of our inflatable.
(Photos by L. Eddy, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
14 July 2015
Awe
A striped dolphin surfaces just in front of our inflatable.
(Photos by L. Eddy, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
13 July 2015
Free and unaware
Unaware of the crisis and the tremors of Europe as a unity and solidarity project, these striped dolphins enjoy their freedom in the Greek and European blue waters of the Gulf of Corinth.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
12 July 2015
Mariana, Maria Bonita and Lampião
Lovely Mariana (right in the photo), whose smile has been cheering us up for six weeks, is flying back to her homeland Brazil. Maria Bonita and Lampião, on our fridge, are eagerly waiting for her return next year.
(Photo by G. Bearzi)
11 July 2015
Perfect setting
Striped dolphin surfacing sequence. A perfect setting for individual photo-identification.
(Photos by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
Sounds of the Gulf
Research volunteers Rita Borner and Roman Bolli, while listening to striped dolphin vocalizations.
(Photos by M. Ferreira Da Silveira, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
10 July 2015
09 July 2015
Xiphias and Pennella
This juvenile swordfish Xiphias gladius was infested with ectoparasites Pennella sp. These copepods are not uncommon on large fish as well as on whales and dolphins. This sworfish performed several breaches, possibly an attempt of getting rid of ectoparasites that, unfortunately, don't detach so easily
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
08 July 2015
Energy surplus
This energetic female striped dolphin performed about a dozen consecutive breaches.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
Close encounter
OceanCare intern Roman Bolli sets his GoPro camera as a striped dolphin jumps just a few centimeters from our inflatable.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
07 July 2015
Field station briefing
Reviewing navigation effort and dolphin movements at the Galaxidi field station.
(Photos by G. Bearzi)
Four
Four bottlenose dolphins off the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
06 July 2015
Dolphin smile
The famous ironic smile of a bottlenose dolphin. As noted by Lori Marino, such smile is not a smile at all but an anatomical illusion arising from the configuration of their jaws, making people believe that the animals are always content ("Sorry: Dolphins Aren’t Smiling", Reader's Digest Magazine February 2014). Yet, this particular young animal not only looked content, but he probably was: free, undisturbed, and surrounded by group members and friends.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
After a sighting
Silvia, Giovanni, Mariana and Lavinia after a bottlenose dolphin sighting.
(Photos by L. Eddy and M. Ferreira Da Silveira)
05 July 2015
Mobula mobular in the Gulf of Corinth
This individual, most likely a giant devil ray Mobula mobular, was observed on 3 July in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece. Its estimated "wingspan" was 2 m. A second individual was spotted in the same area. It is our first observation of this species in the Gulf since systematic surveys started in 2009.
The photos show the tip of one of the ray's pectoral fins.
The Mediterranean population of the giant devil ray is classified as Endangered in the IUCN Red List.
(Photos by S. Bonizzoni)
04 July 2015
Unmarked
A striped dolphin with a somewhat anomalous pigmentation and no dorsal fin markings.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
03 July 2015
02 July 2015
Easy listening
Research volunteer Ceylan Barun, originally from Kurdistan, listens to bottlenose dolphin vocalizations.
(Photo by L. Eddy, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
01 July 2015
Hill on fire
Yesterday the hill above our field station went on fire. Canadairs came to extinguish it before it approched the nearby houses.
(Photos by G. Bearzi)
After a survey
Discussing survey data collection at the field station.
(Photos by G. Bearzi and S. Bonizzoni)
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