jump | Dolphins World https://www.dolphins-world.com Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:25:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Slow Motion Jump https://www.dolphins-world.com/pacific-white-sided-dolphin-slow-motion-jump/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 05:30:31 +0000 http://www.dolphins-world.com/?p=559 Great video filmed in a water park in Vancouver, Canada where we can see every detail of how the Pacific White-Sided Dolphins jump out of water. This species is one of the most eager to perform stunts and probably the most widespread in aquariums in North America. Their incredible ability allows them to fall over their backs, something not possible for some animals. One of the main tourist attractions of the Vancouver Aquarium are their marine mammals. Dolphins, beluga whales and sea otters are some of the species that can be found in this aquarium of 9,000 square meters.

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]]> Pacific White-Sided Dolphins at Vancouver Aquarium https://www.dolphins-world.com/pacific-white-sided-dolphins-at-vancouver-aquarium/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 05:30:31 +0000 http://www.dolphins-world.com/?p=555 The shows of dolphins in water parks around the world are one of the biggest attractions to the people, it is very exciting for both children and adults to watch them closely and see the stunts they make out of water. In this video, a show at an aquarium in Vancouver, Canada, presents the skill and coordination of these cetaceans. Many question the welfare of dolphins in these places, but it is also known that in the wild they are constantly at risk of being killed or injured by their top predators: humans.

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]]> Risso’s Dolphins Having Fun https://www.dolphins-world.com/rissos-dolphins-having-fun/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 05:28:32 +0000 http://www.dolphins-world.com/?p=769 A group of tourists made of children and adults during a tour on a boat are surprised to see that a herd of Risso’s Dolphins perform jumps out of water while others are close to the boat and let the tourist to appreciate their unique characteristics. Boat rides are one of the most popular tourist activities that visitors from around the world that travel only to be in touch with the nature and to have a close look to the species usually known in captivity.

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]]> Ocean Acrobats The Spinner Dolphin https://www.dolphins-world.com/ocean-acrobats-the-spinner-dolphin/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 05:27:50 +0000 http://www.dolphins-world.com/?p=588 This is an extraordinary footage of Spinner Dolphins performing in the waters of Hawaii and the French Polynesia. Have you ever seen dolphins jumping in slow motion? This video gives us the opportunity to watch dolphins in such detail. This skillful performance is believed to be part of their communication system. Look the position they have when they get back into the water. Beautiful video for watching more than once.

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]]> Why do Dolphins Jump out of the Water? https://www.dolphins-world.com/why-do-dolphins-jump-out-of-the-water/ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:40:27 +0000 http://www.dolphins-world.com/?p=407 Answer:

There is an ongoing debate about why dolphins jump out of the water.

Scientists think about different reasons for this behavior.

Among them, some believe that dolphins jump while traveling to save energy as going through the air consume less energy than going through the water.

Some others believe that jumping is to get a better view of distant things in the water, mainly prey. So, in this way, dolphins jump to locate food or food related activity like seagulls eating or pelicans hunting.

Other explanations suggest that dolphins use jumping to communicate either with a mate or with another pod as they can hear and interpret the splashes.

Some people even think that dolphins jump for cleaning, trying to get rid of parasites while jumping.

Finally, some scientists believe that they are only having good fun, as playing helps to keep senses at their best.

 

]]> Why do Dolphins Jump in the Air? https://www.dolphins-world.com/why-do-dolphins-jump-in-the-air/ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:40:17 +0000 http://www.dolphins-world.com/?p=405 Answer:

There is not a single scientific explanation about why dolphins jump in the air.

Some of the theories include:

– Dolphins jump in the air to save energy as it consumes less energy traveling through the air than through the water.

– Dolphins jump to locate some other pod or to find food by looking at the water for signs of food like feeding birds or any other indication of food location.

– Dolphins do it to communicate to other dolphins or pods to hunt together or for another purpose.

– Dolphins jump only for fun.

– Dolphins jump to get rid of parasites.

 

]]> What is the Attraction to Dolphins? https://www.dolphins-world.com/what-is-the-attraction-to-dolphins/ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:10:55 +0000 http://www.dolphins-world.com/?p=322 Answer:

Humans are attracted to dolphins by their beauty and grace, by their amazing jumping which resembles child playing and by their incredible capabilities. However, it is almost sure that what makes dolphins incredibly appealing to humans is their unparalleled intelligence in the animal world.

Dolphins have always been emphatic to people, as the stories of dolphins and humans go back to ancient Greece and even before.

Additionally, there are several stories about dolphins saving humans.

 

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