These creatures support each other in every situation
A few weeks ago, Erica Jarvis and a team of divers from Ocean-X, a non-profit marine research company, made the decision to explore Florida’s Keys Reef. As soon as they left the port of Miami, a pod of five dolphins decided to give chase.
Jarvis spotted the two dolphins’ fins touching each other sweetly as they swam near the front of the boat, and pulled out her phone to take pictures of the scenery.
“They stayed with us for quite a long time, like half an hour,” Ocean X social media boss Jarvis told The Dodo. “We were almost 20 of us in the front part and we were looking down…Bill (the man who carries out all the commands on the boat), who was standing next to me, looked at me and said: Do you get it?”
When Jarvis returned to shore, she reached out to a whale researcher for details of the underwater hand-caught he had witnessed.
“Although it may appear that these bottlenose dolphins that swim on our nose are competing in a handshake,” Jarvis posted on Instagram, “touching a fin with a wing is actually a demonstration of social connection, particularly between biased herds of males.” and women.
A 2006 study found that “contact swimming” is not uncommon among same-sex bottlenose dolphins. Underwater handshakes can help female dolphins in a number of ways, such as: B. Stress relief, movement support and signaling cooperation.
It was obvious to Jarvis that this group of dolphins had an exceptional social structure and deep family ties. And by touching their fins, the girls showed that they support each other in any situation.
“Their unadjusted offense really makes the game sweeter,” Jarvis said.