Dolphin calves surprise experts in Bunbury after last year's baby boom

It is another Koombana Bay baby boom with the arrival of five dolphin calves near Bunbury delighting experts still aglow after last year's stream of arrivals.

In 2021, 19 calves were born in the Koombana Bay area, the highest number since monitoring began in 1989.

In the past two weeks there have been five new arrivals — Ambush, Tracker, Squid, Reef, and another who is yet to be given a name.

Woman smiles while standing in balcony overlooking sunny beach shoreline.

Jan Tierney says you should not get close to a dolphin and calf and harass them as it can prevent them feeding.(ABC South West WA: Dinushi Dias)

Dolphin Discovery Centre conservation manager Jan Tierney said the calves stayed with their mothers for three to four years.

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