Striped dolphin, striped reflection.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
30 January 2016
Striped reflection
Striped dolphin, striped reflection.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
27 January 2016
Early morning dolphin
Striped dolphin in the early morning light.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
25 January 2016
C'mon let me play
A young bottlenose dolphin calf plays with an adult male, the animal known as Pira.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
22 January 2016
21 January 2016
Suppose...
Suppose that the ultimate standard of our work were to be, not professionalism and profitability, but the health and durability of human and natural communities.
-- Wendell Berry
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Northern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
20 January 2016
Don't smile
Dolphins don't always 'smile'. This striped dolphin looks intensively concentrated and serious, with a shade of sadness.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
17 January 2016
Pinkish
A striped dolphin shows her pinkish belly (and navel).
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
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)
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