“Several months ago, SeaWorld curators noticed a dolphin at the park’s Dolphin Cove had learned to expel air from its blowhole and with a flick of its head, a circle of air –- a silvery bubble ring — would be created. Curators then saw the dolphin using its rostrum (the “bottlenose” part of a bottlenose dolphin) to twist, spin and re-shape the ring, sometimes biting a bigger ring to make a smaller one.
Now, more dolphins at the SeaWorld habitat have learned to create the bubbles.
Experts think the dolphins create the rings intentionally and just for fun. In fact, once a ring is created, SeaWorld staff has noticed that a dolphin often will bite it, rather than letting another dolphin play with it.
“Make your own,” they seem to be saying.”
Dolphins have never ceased to amaze me. They are my favorite wild animal in the whole world, and I have often dreamed of working at SeaWorld just to be near them. When this story found it’s way to my inbox, it made me smile from ear to ear. Dolphins seem to be the most playful, and smartest, animals around. If you would like to learn more about the dolphins at SeaWorld, visit Dolphin Bubbles.
