Shark Bay: Monkey Mia

For years now they have been feeding dolphins here and have learnt alot about their behaviour as they study them so this morning we went to the feeding where they are very controlled about how it is done. Only 5 regular dolphins get feed if they choose to visit and they will only get 10% of their daily intake so they have to feed naturally too. Others come in to socialise and look at people too. Today there were about 10 in total. Louisa was chosen to feed a fish to one of them, called Surprise and is 38 years old. We were a little unsure whether we should go but were pleasantly surprised at how well it is carried out. We spent time on the beach this morning and as we were heading off for lunch a baby shark swam past us along the shore where we had been recently swimming! We walked along the trail adjacent to the campsite that takes you along the beach then into the scrub where we could see plenty of prints in the sand as well as a baby woma python skin. At least we had earned a swim in the pool and a soak in the hot spa after that.Read more