Dolphins Play 'Tail Soccer' With Jellyfish

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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

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195 Comments
  • sackboy
    sackboyover 10 years
    CRAZY!!!!!
    • nori989
      nori989over 10 years
      Wow
      • mmills2
        mmills2over 10 years
        i feel bad for the jellyfish but that is to cute
        • headream100
          headream100over 10 years
          Too bad for the jellyfish...
          • soccmarioshaanover 10 years
            cool
            • fireover 10 years
              cute
              • dulce
                dulcealmost 11 years
                awwww that was soooooooooo adorable love it but it was mean feel bad for jellyfish hage fan of soccer
                • Dolphin Loveralmost 11 years
                  I love Dolphins! (And my name I used)
                  • Dolphin Loveralmost 11 years
                    Meet you at the dolphin's team tryouts! LOL.
                    • Dolphin Loveralmost 11 years
                      dolphins are having fun but play nice! I should give them a nice long lecture on not to torture the not smart and defense less!

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