The dolphins in Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes near Melbourne in Australia, that thousand

The dolphins in Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes near Melbourne in Australia, that thousands of tourists flock, have been recognized as a new dolphin species. The Tursiops Australis - the scientific name of the dolphin - is a total of about 150 species.
Researchers found that it is a unique kind of went when she skulls, DNA and other physical characteristics compared with specimens from 1900. The results show that the dolphins of the South Australian coast differ greatly noctiluca from other dolphin species. "It's a fascinating discovery," says one of the researchers, "since there since the end of the 19th century only three new dolphin species are discovered and recognized." The new species will get more accessible name 'Burrunandolfijn. Burrunan means large sea fish. "What makes it even more fun is that the new species all the time just under our noses swam near Melbourne," says the researcher.
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