How exciting..... Tonight Tangles caught a 30cm butter bream and brought it into one of our  dolphin feeders,  Emma, and Bonnie Holmes (Phd Researcher, Dept of Fisheries) who was also feeding at the time.  This was very exciting for Bonnie as she is currently  writing up a scientific paper on the dolphins that bring  in fish gifts (gift giving) to the dolphin feeding staff.  This event can happen occasionally although were not sure of the reasaon the  causes the dolphins do this. Perhaps they are saying thanks for all of the fish and just giving us a gift, or could they be bartering for more fish from us?

There is a display in the Marine Education Centre containing some of the gifts  that the dolphins have brought in over the last 10 years.

Currently Bonnie Holmes is at the resort with Dr Jonathan Werry, Marine Scientist, Griffith University conducting research on the ecology of sharks and their behaviour in the open ocean.

              Bonnie  (PhD Researcher) and Emma with Tangle's gift

Dr Jonathan Werry, Marine Scientist - Griffith University