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23.01.2022 This morning in Yampi Sound our guests were lucky enough to see three species of Cetacean. From Front to back they are; Australian Snubfin dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis)

22.01.2022 This is an Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis)

15.01.2022 A juvenile Mackerel (Scomberomorus sp.) gets some airtime in Yampi Sound today

14.01.2022 It's Great to be back in Borneo again.

14.01.2022 The world's largest lizard, the Komodo Dragon (varanus komodoensis). There are approximately 4,000 to 5,000 living Komodo dragons in the wild. Their populations are restricted to the islands of Gili Motang (100), Gili Dasami (100), Rinca (1,300), Komodo (1,700), and Flores (perhaps 2,000). However, there are concerns that there may presently be only 350 breeding females. Komodo National Park was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon populations on Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. In addition the Wae Wuul and Wolo Tado Reserves were opened on Flores to aid with Komodo dragon conservation.

14.01.2022 To close up Shark Week, I’m leaving you with this infographic. Now, this isn’t the full picture by a long shot. You’ll need to follow the link to accurately see... how many sharks are killed by humans every single hour. Yes, some sharks do kill humans, but for all the people who will get killed over the course of a year, it only takes us 4 seconds to kill the same number of sharks. Sharks have been on the Earth for 450 million years, and now their numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate. Sharks typically breed when they are older, have long gestation times, and only give birth a couple of times in their life. They aren’t able to replace themselves nearly as quickly as they would need to in order to recover their numbers. Click to see the full graphic: http://bit.ly/17CShIN Image via: Joe Chernov

13.01.2022 There are many interesting facts about Komodo Dragons, but I think the most interesting is their ability to undergo parthenogenesis - a form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development of embryos occur without fertilization.

10.01.2022 This is the third of the Dolphin species we saw today in Yampi Sound. It is a Australian Snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni). Described as a separate species in 2005. The taxonomic specific name, heinsohni, was chosen in honor of the renowned biologist George Heinsohn, who worked at James Cook University, for his pioneering work on northeast Australian odontocetes.

07.01.2022 This is an Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)

06.01.2022 We had a fantastic afternoon at Pink beach, with Green and hawksbill turtles plentiful

06.01.2022 Managed to capture this shot of a "long Tom" or needle fish (strongylura sp.) jumping out of the water in Yampi Sound today

04.01.2022 Another shot of an Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) complete with a remora (Echeneis naucrates) tagging along for the ride

01.01.2022 Saying Hello to an old friend. One of the resident tawny nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) of Talbot Bay in the Kimberley.