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Dolphins Use Blue Whales to Surf!

Whale watching passengers and crew aboard Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari off Dana Point, California saw something even rarer than a blue whale. "The crew caught on tape an amazing interspecies encounter of a small pod of bottlenose dolphins catching a ride, actually surfing, on the front of a giant blue whale," said Captain Dave Anderson. "This kind of a free ride is possible for these dolphins by positioning themselves in front of this rare and endangered whale and riding the pressure wave created by the force of this giant moving through the water." This type of surfing behavior is usually seen when dolphins ride the pressure wave created in front of a boat. However, this time the dolphins were having fun and "surfing" the largest animal in the world, a blue whale. Even though blue whales and bottlenose dolphins coexist in some of the same oceans, they do not run in the same social circles and are not typically seen together, making this a unique and memorable whale watching encounter for all. Bottlenose dolphins, the species that is famously known for portraying "Flipper", are about 8 to 12 feet long. In comparison a blue whale can reach lengths of up to 100 feet! The whale in this video was probably 70 to 80 feet long. Bottlenose dolphins are one of five difference species of wild dolphins seen regularly in the waters off of Orange County. Southern California has more oceanic dolphins per square mile than anywhere else in the world. Southern California also hosts the largest concentration of blue whales in the world during the summer months. Between June and October these endangered animals migrate to Orange County waters to feed on krill, a small shrimp-like crustacean. Whale watchers of all ages can see blue whales plus mega-pods of wild dolphins on daily trips aboard Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari's unique catamaran sailboat. The high-tech, high-speed, boat features the world's only Eye-to-Eye Underwater Viewing Pods and live broadcasting of the trips at WhaleWatchingTV.com All audio and video footage is copyright David Anderson/DolphinSafari.com and may not be used without permission. ***** Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari (949) 488-2828 captdave@cox.net http://www.dolphinsafari.com   / dolphin.whale.watching   *****