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False Bay dolphins caught up in False online claims
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A frenetic pod of dolphins off South Africa’s coast were praised for heroic actions in an April 16 Facebook post. 'A wha

A video posted in 2021 showed dolphins and whales off South Africa’s coast during a feeding frenzy, according to local news reports.A frenetic pod of dolphins off South Africa’s coast were praised for heroic actions in an April 16 Facebook post., which included a minute-and-a-half long video showing a large whale amid countless dolphins, all leaping out of the water at random intervals."Hundreds of dolphins appeared out of nowhere and swam in circles around her keeping the sharks away.

"With the prey fish all trapped in the middle the dolphins then began leaping around in the water in a huge fast circle spinning all the prey fish into a tight ball of sushi waiting to be eaten," Tame said, according to The Daily Mail. "Suddenly a humpback whale arrived followed by two others and decided they wanted in on the feast and without so much as a thank you to the dolphins got stuck into the fish ball," Tame."It seemed like there was enough for everyone as the dolphins and whales were feasting for about half an hour until all the food ran out and then they slowly drifted away.

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