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Wild Atlantic spotted dolphins playing the seaweed game

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In the Bahamas lives a unique pod of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins who seek to interact with humans from time to time. One way they do this is by carrying a piece of sargassum seaweed in their mouth or fins and swimming closely past the humans as to invoke a game of chase. I have spent years playing with these dolphins and the interactions are by far the most amazing I have ever had in the wild.