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The first recorded sighting of Tipex was in 2002 as a juvenile and she is often seen around the Cut and in the Estuary particularly through the winter months due to the abundance of fish. She is a fantastic mother and grandmother and is often seen on the Eco Tours and is a favourite, often interacting with guests on the Swim Tours. Her dorsal fins went through some major transformations due to injuries she sustained with the last one being from a watercraft strike in January 2025, luckily the wound healed very well.

Scout is our fabulous Swim and Eco Tour star. She is mainly seen around 'The Cut' since we first met her in 2004 as a juvenile. Scout is a great mum. She has five healthy calves in the Bay, Hunter, Ranger, Decoy, Ambush, and Lookout. In February 2022, just a week after giving birth to little Ambush, her oldest daughter Hunter gave birth to Scout’s first grandchild, Tracker. In 2024 she surprised us with Lookout after weaning Ambush in two years.

Cracker is one of our regular visitors to the Interaction Zone and also brings in her calves. Especially during pregnancy she shows a strong connection to our volunteers and visitors showing her belly by turning her whole body in front of people.

Osho is the son of Shanty born in April 1998, he loves interacting with guests on our swim tours and often playfully acts out to underwater cameras. He is also one of the few male dolphins that visits us sometimes in the Interaction Zone in front of the Centre where his mum would have brought him shortly after he was born. He is now one of the big strong males in the bay.

Without the shadow of a doubt 'Wave', a female dolphin, has the most perfectly shaped fin in the bay -in the shape of a wave. Mum to many dolphins she can be found roaming the waters of the Leschenault Estuary past Australind and all of Koombana Bay. Easily recognisable due her wonderful swung dorsal fin.

Koombana Bay's most outstanding dorsal fin belongs to Razor, a shape you see once and will never forget. This impressive strong and big leading male is best known for his friendship with best male friend Nosey. He is also known for his gentle and protective behaviour towards young calves from various female dolphins. We see Razor a lot during our Dolphin Eco-Cruises and Dolphin Swim Tour and he is not shy of a camera.

Shadow is a legendary young female dolphin from the Westside of Koombana Bay. She was brought up here by her mum Tangles and still lives in the Leschenault Inlet, Casuarina Harbour and generally around the westside of the bay. She is known for her trustful approach after having a calf she usually brings it into the Interaction Zone very early on to introduce the calf to the visitors.