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Dolphins in Paradise has become for me a preferred state of mind.
This blog is about co-creating an on-line space where people can share,
and perhaps remember, our connections to our cetacean allies
and the feeling of upliftment and sense of community which is the result of that.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Dolphin assisted fishing



In Laguna, a Brazilian city in the southern state of Santa Catarina, a phenomenal collaboration has developed between a pod of bottlenose dolphins and the local fishermen. At certain times of year the dolphins drive fish towards fishermen who stand waiting in shallow waters near the beach. When a dolphin rolls over, the fishermen take this as a sign to throw out their nets. The escaping fish become a meal for the dolphins.

The dolphins were not trained for this behavior; the collaboration has been going on since at least 1847.

This clip was taken from the Human Planet episode "Oceans - Into the Blue" on the BBC.