Dolphins Play 'Tail Soccer' With Jellyfish
Ever wondered what bottle-nosed dolphins do for fun? Marine Biologists observing the fun-loving mammals, were stunned to see them playing a game of soccer - Using bright pink jellyfish as balls.
The dolphins were caught in action at Cardigan Bay, off the coast of Wales by scientists from the Sea Watch Foundation and Marine Awareness, who were observing their behavior as they gather here to breed and feed for the summer.
The dolphins swam under water and then with a flick of their tails, tossed the round-blobs up into the air. While they didn't 'score' every time, when they did succeed, the poor jellyfish were tossed up as high as six-feet!.
While scientists had never seen this before, they believe it is something these fish have been doing for a long time and may explain why they do such a good job with real balls at Sea-Parks around the world.
While the dolphins seem to be having a blast, the same couldn't be said about the jellyfish, which often die as a result of these impromptu soccer matches!
sources: sundayexpress.com, dailymail.co.uk
142 Comments
popalaca3/24/2012awwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!! they sooooooooooooo cute!!!! now i wanna go 2 miami seaquarium!!!
sabrina1523/23/2012They're so cute !!- poo3/13/2012cool but wouldn`t they get stung
lucylou4/5/2012I was wondering the same thing.Will they get stung , and if they do , what will happen?
- lali3/12/2012cool but poor jellyfish
lucylou4/5/2012iTS SAD BUT COOL!
- aj3/5/2012aww
- Eshuo3/5/2012SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO kool!
- Ana3/5/2012That is so awesome i would love to see that in real life. Also that is so cute i love dolphins
pinkfluffylamas1/27/2012owwwww so cute i love dolphins
kvchase112031/27/2012AWESOME- chloe1/23/2012Dolphins playing tail socoer with a jelly fish , WOW!
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