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 well bottlenose dolphins can be
aquarium well bottlenose dolphins can be
aquarium 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 with this spotted dolphin
a fight with this spotted dolphin
a fight with this spotted dolphin probably just to establish their
probably just to establish their
probably just to establish their dominance
dominance
dominance [Music]
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 bottlenose and start giving it a
smaller bottlenose and start giving it a
smaller bottlenose and start giving it a hard time here the dolphins true
hard time here the dolphins true
hard time here the dolphins true aggressive nature is revealed before a
aggressive nature is revealed before a
aggressive nature is revealed before a bottlenose will attack it engages in a
bottlenose will attack it engages in a
bottlenose will attack it engages in a behavior called jaw clapping this is a
behavior called jaw clapping this is a
behavior called jaw clapping this is a clear visual and audible threat after
clear visual and audible threat after
clear visual and audible threat after the threat comes the tussle including a
the threat comes the tussle including a
the threat comes the tussle including a pretty nasty tail bite yep conflict and
pretty nasty tail bite yep conflict and
pretty nasty tail bite yep conflict and violence everyday life from bottlenose
violence everyday life from bottlenose
violence everyday life from bottlenose dolphin they also fight over females
dolphin they also fight over females
dolphin they also fight over females these two males flank this female to
these two males flank this female to
these two males flank this female to keep her from straight female dolphins
keep her from straight female dolphins
keep her from straight female dolphins want to mate with as many males as
want to mate with as many males as
want to mate with as many males as possible males want them to mate with
possible males want them to mate with
possible males want them to mate with well just them hence tight order guard
well just them hence tight order guard
well just them hence tight 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
behavior
behavior [Music]
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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