Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort

Monkey Mia doesn't have any monkeys, but they have other wonderful animals. Can you picture this?
Scene: A line of humans standing in the shallows are looking out to sea hoping the dolphins will come. Finally dorsal fins appear in the distance. The dolphins begin to play and splash around in the deep water off shore.
The humans all step back onto the sand as they come closer and closer. Then six dolphins break away from the others and swim in the shallows in front of the human line. The dolphins flip onto their sides and skim along the shallows eyeing the line up. They are looking right at me as they slip by.

I was hoping the ranger would pick me to feed the dolphins and she did! Puck was the name of the Indo-Pacific Bottle Nose Dolphin that I fed. She brought her male calf named Samu with her. Puck was very careful when she took the fish out of my hand. She opened her mouth and held it open until the fish was touching her rostrum then the fish slid down her throat.
The dophins flip on their sides to look up because they have a blind spot right above their heads. They don't seem to want to look at our feet. They try to look at our faces and our eyes meet. Researchers identify the dolphins by their different dorsal fins. The Dolphins of Monkey Mia were very playful. You can look up Monkey Mia's website to learn more about this beautiful spot: www.sharkbayinterpretivecentre.com.au
Besides Dolphins, Monkey Mia has camels,Camelus Dromedarius. I met a man they call "The Camel Whisperer." His name is Hank and he calls his camels his best friends. He says, "the more you love them, the more they love you." He showed us how they use their lips to gently grab things. He held small pieces of carrot in his mouth and they took the carrot out. He told us lots of things about camels as we walked along the sand, like camels are ten times smarter than dogs or dolphins. I hugged their necks and put my face on their cheeks. They have velvety noses, a soft split top lip,and beautiful eyes. I was surprised at the camel's sweet nature,because they are a a bit strange looking. They're 8 feet tall and have big feet, but they are careful not to step on you and they move gently. Hank said they can sense your mood and a lot about you when you're close to them.
The reason Australia has wild camels is that years ago they were used to carry heavy loads of wool and supplies through the deserts of AU. Horses were no good in these big deserts so camels were imported from the Middle East. When motors were invented they let the camels go and used trucks instead. I hated to say "good by" to Camile,the white mother camel that I rode,Elie her daughter, which Grandma rode and Digger the big male camel that my Grandpa rode. I didn't mind that their were no monkeys at Monkey Mia because I learned a lot about dolphins and camels there. If you'd like to learn more about camels look up http:\\myweb.westnet.com.au\sharkbaycamels