Moored yachts off a calm Indian Ocean at Monkey Mia with dolphins waiting for feeding time in the Western Australian marine dolphin conservancy.

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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.

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Location: Monkey Mia, Shark Bay Marine Park, Western Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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