Lolly
We have known Lolly since 2004, when we first saw her with her baby. Her fin is infested with a fungus, which makes the identification of this animal very easy. Fortunately, this fungus hasn't grown in the last few years and hasn't gotten any worse.
In the past Lolly was rather shy, but with time and her young ones she became more and more trusting and meanwhile she dares to get very close to the firmm boat. Of course she always keeps a close eye on her offspring.
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This is how we have experienced Lolly since the beginning of our adoption program:
2014
Lolly is less shy than she used to be; often she comes to the boat and is always accompanied by a larger group.
2015
We've often seen Lolly in the middle of a bigger family. Her fungus on her dorsal fin is stable. She still often comes to the boat and dives under it.
2016
In spring we often saw Lolly in the best of health, but then we did not see her for a while.
When she reappeared after the summer, she was actually accompanied by a baby! We have known Lolly since 2004 and since then she has had three healthy babies.
2017
We saw Lolly again in spring. Her young one from last autumn was mostly with her and is a very lively little dolphin!
We have known Lolly for 17 years and are always happy to see her in the large groups of Bottlenose Dolphins.
2018
Also this year we have seen a lot of Lolly. She is always accompanied by her third young, who was born in 2016 and has developed into a cheeky and curious little Bottlenose Dolphin.
It is always a pleasure to meet the school of Lolly which consists of about 20 animals. We saw them 15 times, interestingly not at all in July and August. The fungus on Lolly's fin does not seem to grow, and she gives the impression of being well.
2019
We have been watching Lolly regularly for 15 years now. She is still doing well despite the fungus on her dorsal fin and is already accompanied by her 3rd young. We have seen her 17 times throughout the summer. She seems to ‘live’ with her school in the Strait of Gibraltar.
2020
We observed Lolly 8 times in this very short season, especially in August we saw her often. Sometimes White Cap was at her side.
2021
We were able to observe Lolly regularly from the beginning to the end of the season. We saw her 14 times in total, again several times in the company of White Cap.
2022
Lolly was sighted 32 times this year, distributed over 6 months. Only in October did we not see her. As usual, White Cap was at her side several times. She came very close to the boat 8 times.
2023
We saw Lolly right at the beginning of the season, on the 1st of April. She was observed a further 16 times until mid-October. She feels comfortable in company, as 9 times she swam in groups of more than 20 animals.
2024
This season we saw Lolly 19 times from the 3rd of April to the 6th of August. After that, she didn't turn up again.