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Dolphin gets stressed about my broken fin (www.youtube.com)
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Freediving on the West Coast of Ireland with my dolphin friend.

This is a really interesting wildlife interaction. Dr. Dolphin notices that one of the diver's fins is different and focuses its attention on that through echolocation.

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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

I'd appreciate the novelty of doing it once with entirely safe ones, but I'd hate to lose that much visibility in open ocean.