Bay Harbour: January 10, 2024

Bay Harbour News Wednesday January 10 2024
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RARE VISIT: Bottlenose dolphins frolicking in the sun
captivated swimmers and jet ski riders at Akaroa Harbour’s
French Bay on Sunday.
PHOTOS: MOLLY KENNEDY/NICK TIPPING/RNZ
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Bottlenose dolphins delight onlookers
A RARE visit by bottlenose
dolphins to Akaroa Harbour
has delighted swimmers and
kayakers.
The pod was estimated to be
made up of as many as 100 of the
dolphins and was seen just after
7am on Sunday near the Akaroa
lighthouse and wharf.
The animals were feeding in
the water directly off Akaroa
township by about 9.30am
and moved towards the
heads after about an hour, but
stayed in the area until the
afternoon.
The dolphins were followed by
several boaties, kayakers and jet
ski riders.
The endangered Hector’s
dolphins are often seen in
Akaroa Harbour, but it is very
unusual to find bottlenose
dolphins there.
George Waghorn, part owner
and skipper at Akaroa Dolphins,
said it had been about a year
since a smaller pod was seen in
the same area.
He said the dolphins had put
on a show for the sightseers, who
were delighted to see them.
“It was pretty amazing to see
them. They were jumping and
hanging around, and even
our 2-year-old daughter got
to go for a ride on the dinghy
and she was screaming and
loving it.
“They looked all really healthy
– they were doing front flips,
back flips, belly flops, side flops
tail slaps.”
The pod had left the harbour
by Sunday afternoon, but
Waghorn was now expecting
bottlenose dolphin sightings to
become more common in the
area.
– RNZ
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