Silly Cetaceans
There are usually a dozen or more, but when we returned to the bay after our sunrise swim in the Gulf, there was only a pair. The familiar human who sometimes feeds us was leading another very clumsy human into the water.
They entered the water but remained near the shore for some time, their legs moving oddly. They were probab ly communicating in the strange manner that only humans engage in. Eventually, they swam to deeper water while we watched from a distance. Our human moves gracefully even when encumbered by that strange equipment that some humamns don before entring our watery real. The other seemed as if it might be better off without the gear.
The stranger seemed quite nervous and at one point it propelled itself straight up to the surface. Our human relcutantly followed its partner to the surface, eventually leading it down again.
Sometimes it can be fun to swim among the groups of humans our pet brings us, but we like to make them come to us. Today's odd guest however, was focused only on the clumsy gear. It didn't seem to be having any fun at all.
Bleep and I looked at each other in complete understanding. We both love the attention the humans grant us, so we swam toward the struggling human, hoping for a belly rub. It didn't even notice us!
Bleep gave a michievous bark and I nodded my assent. Then we swam close to the sandly floor of the cove, our bellies up to the sun and the squirming human. This time it noticed us and reached out.
"See what you missed, honey?" I laughed as Bleep and I raced away to the wild waters of the Gulf.
They entered the water but remained near the shore for some time, their legs moving oddly. They were probab ly communicating in the strange manner that only humans engage in. Eventually, they swam to deeper water while we watched from a distance. Our human moves gracefully even when encumbered by that strange equipment that some humamns don before entring our watery real. The other seemed as if it might be better off without the gear.
The stranger seemed quite nervous and at one point it propelled itself straight up to the surface. Our human relcutantly followed its partner to the surface, eventually leading it down again.
Sometimes it can be fun to swim among the groups of humans our pet brings us, but we like to make them come to us. Today's odd guest however, was focused only on the clumsy gear. It didn't seem to be having any fun at all.
Bleep and I looked at each other in complete understanding. We both love the attention the humans grant us, so we swam toward the struggling human, hoping for a belly rub. It didn't even notice us!
Bleep gave a michievous bark and I nodded my assent. Then we swam close to the sandly floor of the cove, our bellies up to the sun and the squirming human. This time it noticed us and reached out.
"See what you missed, honey?" I laughed as Bleep and I raced away to the wild waters of the Gulf.
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| Tan Morgan, dolphin communication researcher at Dolphin Reef Eilat |
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