00:00:06think of bottlenose dolphins what comes
00:00:09to mind flipper
00:00:10maybe those frisky crowd-pleasers at the
00:00:13aquarium well bottlenose dolphins can be
00:00:17aggressive and combative here in the
00:00:25Bahamas these two bottlenose are picking
00:00:28a fight with this spotted dolphin
00:00:29probably just to establish their
00:00:32dominance
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00:00:38then just to show it’s not a species
00:00:41thing they turn on one of their own a
00:00:44smaller bottlenose and start giving it a
00:00:47hard time here the dolphins true
00:00:50aggressive nature is revealed before a
00:00:56bottlenose will attack it engages in a
00:00:58behavior called jaw clapping this is a
00:01:03clear visual and audible threat after
00:01:07the threat comes the tussle including a
00:01:12pretty nasty tail bite yep conflict and
00:01:19violence everyday life from bottlenose
00:01:22dolphin they also fight over females
00:01:25these two males flank this female to
00:01:28keep her from straight female dolphins
00:01:33want to mate with as many males as
00:01:35possible males want them to mate with
00:01:37well just them hence tight order guard
00:01:42duty this includes the audible warning
00:01:53males form alliances sometimes even
00:01:57super alliances like this one made up of
00:02:0014 dolphins
00:02:03thus the females have to figure out a
00:02:06way to defeat this kind of bully boy
00:02:08behavior
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00:02:15when an alliance harasses a female with
00:02:18a baby she fights with all the fury a
00:02:21mother can muster protecting her child
00:02:24it seems to be one of the few times the
00:02:26macho males can put in their place
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