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Photo: Vivian gliding through the surface in the sunset www.blue-world.org [email protected] This year we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Dolphin day. Dear friends We received children’s drawings with the motives of the sea and sea life arriving from all over and beyond. Each and every one of them was exhibited and the best ones Another year full of joy and activities has come to a close. were awarded prizes. In addition to several children’s We started 2012 with the renovation of the education workshops, there was a game of hidden treasure in which centre in Veli Lošinj which was flooded after heavy rains in the struggle for the winner was very tense. All of you who the autumn of 2011. After grabbing the paint and tools the haven’t had the opportunity to be a part of the Dolphin day walls were redecorated with new waves and colourful yet are invited to join us next year, either by sending your fishes swimming through them which visitors to the centre drawings or by participating in workshops and games. enjoy from the beginning of April. In addition to the Our educational programme was busy once again. About 75 renewed centre we also received two new young members, school groups from different part of Croatia and foreign our dear colleagues Andrea and Jelena gave birth to little (most of them Germans) visited our centre this year. Nola and Igor. But this wasn’t the end of the celebration; it Children of all ages, and those with special needs, were continued when Nikolina, the Adriatic Dolphin Project head interested in learning about Adriatic Dolphin Project and researcher, changed her prefix from Ms. into Mrs. and then participating in workshops like photo-identification which is later into Dr. We would like to take this opportunity to a basic method that scientists of Blue World use to monitor congratulate them all once again! dolphin population in –Lošinj archipelago. Once again, this year, people from all over the world got Moreover, the Blue World Junior group initiated again. involved in the Blue World volunteering program. We met a Started from October, students in the age from 6-10 years lot of students from different faculties, but also diplomats, from Veli and Mali Lošinj gathered in group “Little Explorers nurses, computer programmers, economists, a very broad of the Sea”. Through fun and games kids learn about the group of people, maybe next year it could be you. On top of importance of preserving the environment, with an this our internship programme was also very active with emphasis on life in the sea. Blue World Youth Club has also students from Harvard Law School (USA) and Dalhousie continued to work during 2012. Members of the Club University (Canada) joining us for a while. organized educational lectures and workshops on ecology Recently we introduced some novelties to our web site so and biodiversity. They also visited Croatian national park from now on you can adopt a dolphin online. Visiting our Risnjak and nature park Učka to promote sustainable web page (http://www.blue-world.org/en/get- development and nature conservation among the youth. involved/adopt-a-dolphin/adopt-online/) you can check Other good news was that Blue World and partners from all dolphins waiting to be adopted and choose the type of over the region have received funding for the conservation adoption. Using easy online forms you can do your of cetaceans and sea turtles in the through the adoption and the package can be sent the same or NETCET project funded by IPA Adriatic programme. Within following day. As usual, our work and news are still this project we will be developing a turtle rescue centre available on our www.facebook/BlueWorldInstitute page, located in Sunčana uvala in Mali Lošinj. which will be updated on a regular basis, don't forget to Finally, we would like to emphasize our pleasure and sincere 'like' it to get regular updates. appreciation to all of our members, volunteers, donors, Once again the weather served us well throughout the dolphin adopters and promoters on the generous support year. We had over 80 boat trips with more than 90 dolphin and faith in our work. sightings. In most trips dolphins were seen in groups, composed of less than 30 individuals. Our adopted dolphins Lots of warm greetings from Veli Lošinj! were all sighted on a regular basis. We had another visitor again this year - the Mediterranean monk seal. We Tihana Vučur presume it’s a female, a big one, about 2 m long. This time it was seen resting on one of the beaches on the island of Cres, without paying any attention to humans. Loggerhead sea turtles were also seen floating on the sea surface again this year. Most of them were about 40 cm long and seen in late spring. They come up to catch the sun after hibernating in the mud of the sea floor in the region. This project is funded by the National Foundation for Civil www.blue-world.org [email protected] Society Development 1 Mediterranean monk seal

(Monachus monachus) The sightings continued throughout 2012. We were also thrilled when we saw it again in June on the island of Cres, Visitors to the Blue World website last summer could while it was resting on the beach in the afternoon sun. hardly have missed the news about sightings of one of the Another spear fisherman saw the animal when it was more world's most endangered marine mammals, The active. While he was getting out of the sea, the fisherman Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), near the saw the monk seal turning the rocks in the shallow water, island of Cres. Encouraged by the report of our sighting a probably searching for octopus. When the animal noticed lot of people started to contact us with news of their the man, it swam towards him. Surprised and scared, the encounters with this timid animal. The largest number of diver got out of the water so he could see the monk seal reports was received from the and Kvarner regions. resting on the surface. One interesting story was the encounter of an underwater It is interesting to note that in all of the reports there fisherman with the monk seal in Istria. He had the appears to be only one animal. opportunity to see the seal while it was diving near cape This rare species once lived in colonies, but today is Kamenjak. To his great surprise the animal approached him generally found in small groups. However, there are two to within 20 cm. According to his estimate, it was about 2 m distinct populations: the Mediterranean population, which long, gray with a white belly. The diver admitted that he inhabits areas of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, and was confused in that moment, so he remained motionless Atlantic population in the waters of Northwestern Africa. while the animal was swimming around curiously looking at The Mediterranean monk seal once used to live in the him with its big eyes. Also in Istria, another diver reported Adriatic sea. Its abundance was estimated at 30 individuals. that he was decompressing at 16 m depth when he saw a In the last 30 years the monk seal has been seen more often 'huge animal', according to his words. He told us that he in the area of middle Adriatic. According to the Croatian felt like he had won the lottery. After initially being afraid, Red book of endangered mammals from 2006, the he took a photo of the monk seal. Reports about other Mediterranean monk seal is considered to be regionally sightings of Mediterranean monk seal during the summer extinct. of 2011 arrived from Istria and the island of Cres. In Urbanisation of the coastal areas of the Adriatic has addition we received an interesting report from a member disturbed many of the previous isolated habitats it once of the public that saw it near the island of . This man, used. There is now a lack of isolated places on the coast and who is also a great lover of the sea, said that he couldn't inaccesible sea caves which could be used as suitable habitat believe when the monk seal appeared some 50 m from his for this species. If you experience an encounter with this boat. He describes how the animal surfaced four times extremely rare animal, the most important thing is not to curiously looking at the boat. When he told to his friends disturb it: try to remain as still as possible and do not from Šimuni on the island Pag about his encounter, they approach it, despite your excitement. If the Mediterranean confirmed that the seal had been seen several times in that monk seal has found a home it is necessary to allow it a area. quiet stay and make it feel safe and protected

www.blue-world.org [email protected] 2 read more about fin whales around (http://www.blue- Adriatic Dolphin Project – Vis world.org/en/news/2012/4/30/fin-whale-near-vis/). After that we saw no more whales but the apparently The Blue World research station on the island of Vis uniform open sea is always full of surprises. On the rare continued with its successful operation this year. This year occasions when weather conditions are ideal, we look to the field work began spectacularly. We received a few calls take longer trips that take us a bit further than usual. One concerning observations of fin whales (Balaenoptera morning the sea was very calm and we took off towards the physalus) in several locations around the island. Their island of Jabuka. Somewhere near Sv.Andrija Island we appearance in this area is not unfamiliar to us. Moreover, in found the first large group of bottlenose dolphins. It was spring 2007 we came across an individual and observed it clear from the beginning that they were in a good mood and feeding on the surface. Information about their behaviour, very friendly, in the end they surrounded the boat making us reasons for their presence and how long they stay in this a moving member of the group. We watched their jumps area is scarce, so this time we were determined to find and playful behaviour from very close up. them. There was a hunch we could achieve something "big" A little later we saw ripples on the surface and realized that by going out to sea and after a few hours of searching the we had a giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) in front of us whale appeared! For nearly two hours we watched an adult swimming slowly with its characteristic movements whale, approximately 15 - 16 m in length. He was either resembling a bird in flight. Due to its pelagic distribution, feeding or looking for food. Observations of this kind this species is not often observed by researchers and is thus

suggest that fin whales are not merely visitors in the referred to as rare. In the past years we collected data from Adriatic but are here at certain times of the year to take our own sightings and carried out interviews with local advantage of the seasonal increase in abundance of fishermen. This was supplemented with a review of the euphasiid planktonic crustaceans. By analysing the faeces literature and opportunistic records to give a perspective on we collected on site, we will gain more information about the abundance and occurrence of this species in the central their feeding habits. We sent all the photos we took to our and southern Adriatic. Its appearance seems to coincide Italian colleagues so that they could compare them with with the general increase of local prey abundance in the those already known individuals. Just like the dolphins, spring and summer. These findings have been published in individual animals carry markings on the body which can be the Journal of Applied Ichthyology and will soon be available used to distinguish them. We hope a positive match could on our web page (http://www.blue- help us understand the behaviour and migratory routes of world.org/en/science/publications/). fin whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Visit our web page to Shortly after we left, we found ourselves directly above a

www.blue-world.org [email protected] 3 shoal of tuna feeding on small pelagic fish. It was truly of data and took around ten thousand pictures that will breath-taking to watch these magnificent fish moving in the complement the existing catalogue of animals which now shadow our boat. This outstanding day continued with new consists of more than six hundred dolphins. Given that the excitement. We moved on, leaving behind the tuna and project was undertaken to expand research of these unique soon came across a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). animals to the southern Adriatic, we are extremely happy When we found her she was floating motionless on the that after five years of work, we can say that the results surface. There was a seagull resting on her carapace and, justify the need for our presence here. Although we still concealed underneath, several juvenile amberjacks were encounter unknown animals, we are delighted that the swimming in circles. She seemed exhausted but it quickly initial introduction phase is over and that with many became clear that she was entangled in fishing line. We pulled her on board in an effort to get rid of the filament. It was then we realized she swallowed a hook from a long- line and excreted the excess filament. She was brought back to our field base on Vis and transported via the first available ferry to a recovery centre for turtles in the Pula Aquarium. She was named Darinka and was operated on within a few days. Due to severe injuries she stayed in the centre for several months. At the end of autumn she was marked for future recognition and returned to the sea. The whole story about Darinka, including photographs, is posted on our Facebook wall dolphins we are up close and personal. Through our (www.facebook.com/blueworldinstitute). adoption campaign you have surely met some of the This season we also had the opportunity to collaborate with dolphins from the Lošinj and Cres area but it is also our colleagues from the Association for Biological Research - desire to introduce Jessica, Dee Dee, Franko, Roko and many BIOM who were counting Cory’s shearwaters or kaukal more that have been present on Vis from the very birds. These beautiful birds are often our companions while beginning. This year we chose two dolphins for you to adopt in search of dolphins. They nest on steep cliffs and unstable and support further activities on their research and rocks of islands far from land. Monitoring the populations is protection. The first one is a truly special female that goes an essential part in conserving these animals that often fall by the name of Boa who is known to us since 2009. She is victims of fishing gear and are threatened by invasive different because of the way she breathes, through the species as well. mouth instead of the blowhole. In spite of the disadvantage, With each new season the data gives us a better insight she is rearing a calf suggesting she is doing well. The next into the community of bottlenose dolphins inhabiting the one is a distinct male named after the famous presenter of area around one of the most remote Croatian islands. natural history programmes Sir David Attenborough. We During this season, we covered a large area from Jabuka in invite you to check them out on our web page the west, across to and Korčula, to and (http://www.blue-world.org/en/get-involved/adopt-a- Pelješac peninsula in the east. We collected a large amount dolphin/adopt-online/dolphins_for_adoption/).

www.blue-world.org [email protected] 4 5) A lack of common conservation policies and The NETCET project management strategies at transnational level; The NETCET project, in conformity with the IPA Adriatic CBC The Network for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Sea Programme priority 2, measure 2.2, addresses these Turtles in the Adriatic (NETCET) project is a collaborative challenges and foresees the development of strategies for set of actions between 13 beneficiaries throughout the the conservation of cetaceans and sea turtles in the Adriatic Adriatic region to develop common strategies for the Sea. The core elements of the NETCET methodology are: conservation of cetaceans and sea turtles in the Adriatic 1) Activities for the development of common strategies Sea. This project is funded through the Adriatic Instrument and plans. Such as the creation of technical/scientific of Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) programme for Cross- and City networks and a common database, a joint border Cooperation (CBC) from the European Commission standardized monitoring programme allowing the under the second priority: Natural and Cultural Resources improvement of knowledge and collection of key and Risk Prevention; through the second measure: Natural baseline data. This will allow for the development of and cultural resource management and prevention of Common Strategies and National Action Plans for the natural and technological risks. The project is led by the region. City of Venice and the Blue World Institute is one of three 2) Activities which ensure the development and Croatian partners. implementation of successful conservation strategies. Due to the migratory nature of these species cross-border These are a multi-target exchange of expertise collaboration and shared management responsibility programme, an increase in technical capacity for sea between Adriatic states is crucial in order to plan effective turtle recovery through strengthening of rescue long-term conservation strategies. The Adriatic Sea hosts centres along coast, and awareness raising targeting several protected species of cetaceans and sea turtles. fishermen, boat drivers, school children and the Cetaceans and sea turtles are vulnerable to interactions general public. with human activities especially related to fisheries and 3) These activities are carried out in a coordinated coastal . The fishing pressure from Italian, framework which ensures effective project Slovenian, Croatian, Montenegro and Albanian fleets management and dissemination. The partnership of 13 causes incidental captures with high associated mortality partners and 4 associates combines actors with caused by fishing devices and entanglement in fishing gear. significant experience working on cetacean and sea The following gaps have been identified in conservation turtle conservation delivering strategies and plans and management issues of cetaceans and sea turtles in the relevant to policy and implementation post project. region: The ultimate and long-term objective of the Common 1) A lack of technical and institutional capacity; Conservation Strategies and National Action Plans is to 2) Incomplete scientific knowledge related to many mitigate the negative effects of the essential economic important aspects of biology, behaviour and status of activities of the region and halt the decline in cetacean these animals; and sea turtle populations in the Adriatic. 3) A lack of awareness of threats that may affect their long-term survival; If you would like further information on the project please 4) An absence of appropriate rescue and rehabilitation visit http://www.netcet.eu/ and subscribe to the newsletter, facilities along the Adriatic coast; or alternatively visit the project Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NETCETproject

www.blue-world.org [email protected] 5 Where are they now?

Debby During 2012 we met Debby throughout the whole year. Although the largest number of the encounters was recorded in the center of the research area, in front of Veli Lošinj and Punta Suha, we had the opportunity to see her also in smaller groups of dolphins near the island of off the west coast of Lošinj. This is not the first time that we encountered her in this part of the Cres-Lošinj archipelago because in previous years we also saw her close to the islet of Vele and and along the west coast of the island of . Although we hoped that she might have a newborn this year, Debby is still alone so we are eagerly expecting to see a small fin of her baby calf along with the large fin of hers in the near future. This year Debby was seen mainly in larger groups consisting of mothers with calves, but also with the adult males. Most of the time she was socializing with females Maude and Kuna, who herself got her little firstborn this summer. We are looking forward to the new observations of our dear Debby

Sonja This year we met Sonja only once, near the lighthouse of Veli Brak not far from the island of . She was in the company of an adult male named Abe, and the female Badfin and her calf. During the encounter she didn't paid a lot of attention to our research boat because she was already fully committed to fishing. A shoal of small needle fish were constantly jumping above the sea surface trying to avoid becoming a tasty morsel for Sonja and her company. Fishing took place just below the water surface, so we had the opportunity to witness Sonja's skills in catching the fish. She entertained us with her practiced movements and quick changes of direction while we waited patiently for the right moment to socialize with her. After some time, the group looked pretty well fed. The dolphins were resting while slowly moving in the direction of the island of and the researchers immediately used the chance to take photos of their dorsal fins. Sonja's sickle-shaped fin hasn't changed and she is still easily recognizable in the group. We hope to see her more often in the new year!

Meta Since May, our meetings with Meta have become more frequent. Of course, as in previous years, he was in the company of his faithful friend Mush. We have seen him from the cape Tovarnele on the northern part of the island of Pag all the way down to the island of Morovnik in the south of our research area. Meta's fin has changed quite alot now and has numerous new notches and scars which are a reflection of his very active social life. Still in a very friendly mood, he was often seen approaching the research vessel so as always the photos of Meta are always flawless. While in the beginning we were slightly confused by the new features of his fin, the specific way in which he surfaces soon revealed who we are in the company of. At every surfacing he would follow us up with the curious view, often approaching the research boat to enjoy bow-riding.

Mush This year Mush delighted us by performing his acrobatics in the air in the several meetings we had with him. His fin has not changed and it still has a very recognizable shape in the group. Long and thin, like the blade of a sharpened knife. As usual, we saw him throughout the entire research area in the company of his old friends: Duje, Elmar, Lily and Meta. During our last encounter was near the island of Trstenik where he surprised us. He was alone and amusing himself by catching sardines on the surface of the sea. While fishing he would turn his pink belly towards the surface after which he would suddenly change direction and grab several fish at once in a second. We concluded that he was obviously very hungry if he had to put the socializing with his friends into the background. The last time we have seen him near the small island of Morovnik, back once again with his friends. We always look forward to our new encounters with Mush!

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Ivan For the first time this year we saw Ivan in the spring. He was hanging out with Jop, his mom and another female named Luca in the channel between the island of Orjule and the southern part of Lošinj. We noticed that Ivan's dorsal fin has changed with a new, highly visible notch at its base. Nevertheless, that uniquely regular fin shape left us with no doubt, we instantly knew that we met Ivan again. Shortly after that encounter, at the end of July, we noted a miniature fin of a newborn now regularly appeared next to Ivan’s side while surfacing. Confident that our choice of a male name for Ivan was correct, we were shocked... Is it possible that we assigned a male name to a female dolphin once again!? It is true, Ivan is a female, and earns the right to be presented as a very responsible mother regularly seen taking good care of her calf. That sweet and awkward way of surfacing, characteristic for each newborn dolphin, was observed only in the very early stage of the calf's life. Already by October the calf clearly showed us that it had fully mastered the art of perfect swimming next to his mother. We look forward to our next encounter!

Jop We are very pleased with the fact that since April we keep regularly seeing Jop at least once a month. Our encounters are recorded in the wider part of our study area, from the island of Prvić in the north all the way down to the island of Morovnik in the south. Jop is now four years old, and we expect him soon to separate from his mother and become an independent dolphin. We have followed this teenager from the very beginning of his life. Even as a newborn calf he attracted our attention with his highly unusual and somewhat rudimentary dorsal and tail fins. After our initial fear for his survival, we now know for certain that Jop is a real fighter. The last time we met Jop was south of the island of Oruda in a larger group of mothers with calves. As he has almost reached adult size, the rounded tail fin now seems even smaller on his long body. However, that does not reflect in his ability to swim and to socialize. Indeed, Jop is often the leader in persuading the other calves to play. We have to admit, Jop is our real favorite!

Tac Tac, is a real lady among the dolphins. This year has shown her to be quite a responsible mother, again. She still holds her five year old juvenile calf under her watchful eye at each encounter. Unusually, this year we have seen them often in the middle of the Kvarnerić channel mostly during the spring and summer months. We met them twice while they were feeding behind the fishing trawlers. While Tac was busy searching and hunting prey behind the net, her teenager didn’t seem hungry and decided to dedicate some time to us. He observed us curiously every time when he appeared on the surface, also performing sudden jumps to surprise us. In May this year we observed Tac and her juvenile in the group of 26 dolphins among whom was a large number of mothers with calves. Tac was mainly swimming with female Leja and it looked like she really enjoys our company using the time to rest for a while, as she didn’t forbid to her curious toddler to approach our research boat and bow-ride. We are really looking forward to seeing both of them in the coming years!

Santiago This year we only encountered Santiago on 4 occasions. We met her mainly in late June and early July in the wider research area, from the southern coast of the island of Olib to the eastern side of the island of Ilovik and around Kozjak islet. Santiago was almost always observed in smaller groups with a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 8 dolphins. Interestingly, in three of four recorded encounters, Santiago was in the company of a dolphin named , so it appears that they have probably developed a new friendship. Apart from Santiago’s one year old calf, no other calf was present in their groups. Although still in the friendly mood, Santiago was very busy this year. Taking care of her calf still occupies all of her time and attention, especially as her playful calf often tends to approach vessels seeking any company to play. We hope to see Santiago again very soon, and that in the meantime she will find some time to rest! www.blue-world.org [email protected] 6 1 – Debby 5 – Ivan 2 – Sonja 6 – Jop Where are they now? 3 – Meta 7 – Tac 4 - Mush 8 - Santiago

www.blue-world.org [email protected] 8 Colour the picture and look for anything that Kids corner poses a threat to the dolphins on it!

The answers: 1) Trash (bottle, plastic bag) 2) Fishing net (accidental catch of dolphins in fishing nets and over-catch of fish) 3) Boat (noise produced by the boat engines and vessels that are chasing the dolphins in the desire to observe them)

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Editor: Peter Mackelworth Texts: Matea Zekan, Tihana Vučur, Nikolina Rako, Peter Mackelworth, Jure Miočić Stošić Photographs: Nikolina Rako, Grgur Pleslić, Draško Holcer Design: Grgur Pleslić Publisher: Plavi svijet Institut za istraživanje i zaštitu mora, 2013 10 Fill in the information of the adoption receiver Adopt a dolphin When you adopt a dolphin you will receive an Adoption pack that includes a personalized adoption certificate, photo NAME and SURNAME (for adoption packs 1 and 2): ______of your chosen dolphin with informative text, a yearly issue of “Akvamarin”, attractive bookmarks and lefalets on BW projects. Depending on your wish you may choose any of the following Adoption packs that also include the following (thick the one you want): FAMILY NAME (for adoption pack 3): ______

1. Individual adoption 4. School and kindergarten SCHOOL or KINDERGARTEN NAME (for adoption pack 4): ______200kn / 27€ – postage within Croatia dolphin adoption 300kn / 40€ – postage outside Croatia 300kn / 40€ – postage within Croatia 400kn / 53€ – postage outside Croatia COMPANY NAME (for adoption pack 5): ______ adoption pack  Blue World supporting membership card  adoption pack ADDRESS: ______ an A3 poster with bottlenose dolphins 2. Individual adoption plus and additional information 300kn / 40€ – postage within Croatia  a CD-ROM with lectures, games, video COUNTRY: ______400kn / 53€ – postage outside Croatia etc. E_MAIL (of the contact person for adoption packs 3, 4, 5): ______ adoption pack 5. Company adoption  Blue World supporting membership card 800kn / 107€ – postage within Croatia  a customised T-shirt saying "I adopted a 900kn / 120€ – postage outside Croatia If you want us to send the Adoption pack to your (or some other) address so that you can dolphin" personally give it to the adoptee, enter the information here: Kids size: ____ cm or ____ age or ____ size  adoption pack Adults size: S M L XL XXL  a high quality poster (100cm x 35cm) NAME and SURNAME: ______with bottlenose dolphins 3. Family adoption  office pack that includes A4 paper bloc, 350kn / 47€ – postage within Croatia pencils and a mouse pad ADDRESS: ______450kn / 60€ – postage outside Croatia COUNTRY: ______ adoption pack Choose the language of your Adoption pack  a high quality poster (100cm x 35cm) with bottlenose dolphins CROATIAN ENGLISH  additional surprise GERMAN ITALIAN PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Payments can be made in the Lošinj Marine Education Centre or on the bank account: Which dolphin would you like to adopt? Within Croatia: local currency account: 0923600001101307847 Outside Croatia: In Euros with transfer expenses included Ivan - Ivan is a playful young dolphin, born in 2002. He often entertains us with Zagrebačka banka, Ilica 241, 10000 Zagreb magnificent jumps SWIFT: ZABAHR2X IBAN: HR0923600001101307847 Santiago - Santiago is a young female dolphin who bought our hearts when she brought a caught fish in front of our boat To adopt a dolphin fill out this form and send it together with payment receipt via e-mail, fax or e- Jop - Jop is joyful and curious young dolphin with a unique, underdeveloped dorsal fin mail to: Blue World, Kaštel 24, 51551 Veli Lošinj, Croatia. that makes him so special Fax: +385 51 604 668. E-mail: [email protected] Tac - Tac is an adult female, known from earlier as a tender baby sitter. Since 2008 she is a caring mother to her first calf For further information about Adopt a dolphin program, visit the web page: Sir David - Is a charismatic and dominant male. This natural born leader often approaches our http://www.blue-world.org/en/get-involved/adopt-a-dolphin/adopt-online/ boat and jumps, displaying his strength Boa - is a female often encountered around island of Vis. She caught our attention with THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! unusual behaviour – Boa breaths on her mouth. Despite that, she is a caring mother