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Bottlenose Dolphin Gang Rumble | National Geographic


get ready to be disillusioned when you

get ready to be disillusioned when you think of bottlenose dolphins what comes

think of bottlenose dolphins what comes

think of bottlenose dolphins what comes to mind flipper

to mind flipper

to mind flipper maybe those frisky crowd-pleasers at the

maybe those frisky crowd-pleasers at the

maybe those frisky crowd-pleasers at the aquarium

aquarium

aquarium well bottlenose dolphins can be

well bottlenose dolphins can be

well bottlenose dolphins can be aggressive and combative here in the

aggressive and combative here in the

aggressive and combative here in the Bahamas these two bottlenose are picking

Bahamas these two bottlenose are picking

Bahamas these two bottlenose are picking a fight for this spotted doll broadly

a fight for this spotted doll broadly

a fight for this spotted doll broadly just to establish their dominance

then just to show it’s not a species

then just to show it’s not a species thing they turn on one of their own a

thing they turn on one of their own a

thing they turn on one of their own a smaller bottle hose and start giving it

smaller bottle hose and start giving it

smaller bottle hose and start giving it a hard time here the Dolphins true

a hard time here the Dolphins true

a hard time here the Dolphins true aggressive nature is revealed before Oh

aggressive nature is revealed before Oh

aggressive nature is revealed before Oh bottlenose will attack it engages in a

bottlenose will attack it engages in a

bottlenose will attack it engages in a behavior called

behavior called

behavior called jaw clapping this is a clear visual and

jaw clapping this is a clear visual and

jaw clapping this is a clear visual and audible threat after the threat comes

audible threat after the threat comes

audible threat after the threat comes the tussle including a pretty nasty tail

the tussle including a pretty nasty tail

the tussle including a pretty nasty tail light yep

light yep

light yep conflict and violence every day light

conflict and violence every day light

conflict and violence every day light from bottlenose dolphin they also fight

from bottlenose dolphin they also fight

from bottlenose dolphin they also fight over females these two males flank this

over females these two males flank this

over females these two males flank this female to keep her from stray

female Dolphins want to mate with as

female Dolphins want to mate with as many males as possible males want them

many males as possible males want them

many males as possible males want them to mate with well just them hence tight

to mate with well just them hence tight

to mate with well just them hence tight order guard duty this includes the

order guard duty this includes the

order guard duty this includes the audible warning

males form alliances sometimes even

males form alliances sometimes even super alliances like this one made up of

super alliances like this one made up of

super alliances like this one made up of 14 dolphins

14 dolphins

14 dolphins thus the females have to figure out a

thus the females have to figure out a

thus the females have to figure out a way to defeat this kind of bully boy

way to defeat this kind of bully boy

way to defeat this kind of bully boy behavior

when an alliance harasses a female with

when an alliance harasses a female with a baby she fights with all the fury a

a baby she fights with all the fury a

a baby she fights with all the fury a mother can muster protecting her child

mother can muster protecting her child

mother can muster protecting her child it seems to be one of the few times the

it seems to be one of the few times the

it seems to be one of the few times the macho males can put in their place

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