3087 Shark Bite, Monkey Mia, Shark Bay, Western Australia

A lady named Surprise. Surprise was bitten by a shark sometime in the 24 hours before this photo was taken. Look at the full size view of this photo and one can clearly see the shark bite just in front of her dorsal fin. Surprise was born ~1979 and is thought to be a cross between a Common Bottlenose Dolphin and the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin. The dolphin population at Monkey Mia is comprised of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins.

Monkey Mia is a popular tourist destination located about 900 km north of Perth, Western Australia. The reserve is 25 km northeast of the town of Denham in the Shark Bay Marine Park and World Heritage Site. The main attraction are the bottlenose dolphins that have been coming close to shore for more than fifty years. Rangers from the Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) carefully supervise the Monkey Mia Dolphin Experience. Monkey Mia is also the lab location for extensive behavioral and biological research on bottlenose dolphins. Drawn to the area's famous 'beach dolphins', researchers Richard Connor and Rachel Smolker started the Monkey Mia Dolphin research project in 1982. Their research interests quickly expanded to include hundreds of the nearby Shark Bay dolphins. Since this visit, scientists have come from prestigious institutions in Australia, North America and Europe. The dolphins have been extensively studied by this international team of scientists since 1984.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Mia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pacific_bottlenose_dolphin

Taken in: Australia / Western Australia / Monkey Mia (show map)

Taken on: February 26, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/9.0, 1/100 sec, 170mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	170mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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