31 December 2015
30 December 2015
Mother-calf pair and waves
Striped dolphin mother and calf on a wavy Gulf of Corinth.
(Photos by S. Bonizzoni)
29 December 2015
Maddalena and Giovanni
Maddalena with brother Giovanni approximately 45 years ago, long before they became interested in dolphin biology.
(Photo by Giuseppe Bearzi, Bolzano, Italy)
28 December 2015
Baby common dolphin
Baby common dolphin peeking from behind her mother's dorsal fin.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
27 December 2015
Seasons apart
Silvia, Nina and Giovanni in Galaxidi, Greece, in July 2013... and after today's meeting in Oria, Italy.
(Top photo by Jens Kramer; bottom by Giovanni Bearzi)
Juvenile Tursiops
A juvenile bottlenose dolphin surfaces besides her presumed mother.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
24 December 2015
22 December 2015
Simple fun
Striped dolphin playing on the small wave created by a passing ship.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
18 December 2015
17 December 2015
08 December 2015
Rostra
Striped dolphin rostra appear as the animals start breathing out.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
06 December 2015
Farm dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins near the Galaxidi fish farm.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
04 December 2015
01 December 2015
Twilight
A striped dolphin breaches at twilight, a time when most dolphins start looking for food.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
27 November 2015
Tight
Two striped dolphins surface in a tight formation.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
25 November 2015
Before a jump
Striped dolphin about to break the surface before a jump.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
23 November 2015
Grampus babysitting Delphinus
Risso's dolphin 'Yaya' babysitting a short-beaked common dolphin calf.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
21 November 2015
Biomimetics
This monofin model, a Lunocet Pro intended for free diving, was clearly inspired by cetacean flukes. A persuasive example of biomimetics.
(Photo courtesy of Marco Mardollo, Apnea Academy instructor and Technical Director at Y-40, the world's deepest pool)
20 November 2015
18 November 2015
16 November 2015
15 November 2015
Surfing
Striped dolphins surfing the wave of a passing ship.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
14 November 2015
13 November 2015
12 November 2015
Striped dolphin nearshore
Striped dolphin off the northern coast of the Peloponnese. Striped dolphins are pelagic animals and finding them so close to shore is rather unusual.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
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