Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, De Mond Nature Reserve and Robberg Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is most recorded in Western Cape (54% of records), Eastern Cape (23% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (22% of records), based on 227 iNaturalist observations. 11 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin on site or nearby.

The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; De Mond Nature Reserve: Summer for terns and waders, Oct-Mar; Robberg Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to 2.6 m (8.5 ft) long, and weighs up to 230 kg (510 lb). It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of Africa. Its back is dark grey and its belly is lighter grey or nearly white with grey spots.