Dolphin Ecology & Acoustics Project
Conserving Through Research
Conserving Through Research
SCOOTER
(ID # 497)
Scooter
Age Class: Juvenile
Sex: possibly male
First Identified: 20th September 2009
Location: Byron Bay, New South Wales
Notes:
A cheeky youngster, Scooter and his gang of miscreants always have a mischievous game underway. His small pod of adolescents often charges into a pod of resting mothers and calves, bumping and splashing then scampering off before the mothers get a chance to discipline him. He is not completely independent yet and on rare occasions of calm he can be seen obtaining comfort from a mother pod, before dashing off in search of more devilries. Rarely do dolphins of this age have distinct markings on their dorsal fins and his distinctive triangular notch was no doubt acquired during one of his more brash schemes.
