Umm . . . where are these 100,00 or so dolphins going?

[bigtree]

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Don’t Panic, But Thousands of Dolphins Were Spotted Swimming Away Off the Coast of San Diego

Amazing seven mile long super mega-pod of thousand dolphins spotted off the coast of San Diego

An ultra-rare "super mega-pod" of dolphins was spotted last week off the coast of San Diego by passengers aboard a whale watching tour boat.

According to the boat's captain, Joe Dutra, the pod was some 7 miles long by 5 miles wide, and consisted of some 100,000 common dolphins.

"They were coming from all directions, you could see them from as far as the eye can see," he told NBC 7. "I've seen a lot of stuff out here… but this is the biggest I've ever seen, ever."


read: http://gawker.com/5984981/dont-panic-but-thousands-of-dolphins-were-spotted-swimming-away-off-the-coast-of-san-diego?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_twitter&utm_source=gawker_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[aikoaiko]

1. Dolphopalooza

Rawk

[AlbertCat]

30. Dolphopalooza

Burning Dolphin

[union_maid]

57. Totally

I was going to say Dolphinfest. Either way, don't eat the brown kelp!

[Scuba]

2. Wow.

[el_bryanto]

3. As I understand it Aguaman has resigned as king of atlantis in favor of a parliamentary system

Those dolphins are probably just caucusing to elect their three representatives to the Undersea Senate.

Wait until mid March when the whales have their caucus; then you'll really see something.

Bryant

[intaglio]

4. I just hope it's not goodbye

And thanks for all the fish

[Arkansas Granny]

7. lol. My first thought, too.

[bigtree]

11. dolphins can see the future

[Greybnk48]

5. So long, and thanks for all the fish? n/t

[DirkGently]

12. 8)

[Granny M]

25. Yes, the dolphins' parting words..... nt

[RedCappedBandit]

46. They tried to warn us

[Egalitarian Thug]

62. "For instance, on the planet Earth,

man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons."

But in the end it turns out it was always the mice.

[april]

6. maybe something bad is going to happen

just like in the forests when there is a fire all of the creatures run ......

[bunnies]

9. my thoughts too.

earthquake maybe?

[bigtree]

13. don't panic

[okieinpain]

52. surprised no one said

earthquake.

[Bosonic]

8. Nuzzle the picture you like, Flipper

[jpak]

10. The Call of Cthulhu

[warrior1]

14. probably chasing food

[bigtree]

15. wonder how large a meal is waiting for a 7 mile long mass of dolphins

[Baitball Blogger]

16. Baitball!

Waahhh, the horror!

[pinboy3niner]

21. You would know!

[Baitball Blogger]

23. Boy, do I.

[freshwest]

50. That bait ball is history!

[Coyotl]

26. Herding would be more likely

[redqueen]

17. "Grab your towel and prepare to make way for a hyperspace bypass."

Best start to an article ever.

Also, getting drunk wouldn't hurt.

[loudsue]

18. It's time for the earth to flip over.

Maybe they're moving to the "new" San Diego.

[tavalon]

19. So long, and thanks for all the fish.............

[ewagner]

36. Departing on the ship

...with the "improbability Drive"......

[GoneOffShore]

49. You beat me to it.

[slackmaster]

20. They're probably following the Humboldt Squid outbreak - LINK ADDED

Good eatin'.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/01/07/35544/jumbo-humboldt-squid-invade-southern-california-wa/

[bigtree]

22. they were beaching themselves in pretty large numbers on the Pacific coast a short while back

. . . known to hunt in packs of as many as 1,200.

Barely a snack for a 7X5 mile mass of dolphins, I would think.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

32. So it's, "Thanks for all the squid"?

[lastlib]

24. Do.Not.Panic.

Nothing to see here, move along.......

[valerief]

27. I wonder what was dumped off San Diego. nt

[kestrel91316]

28. I think these giant pods are fairly common here. I saw

one about 20 years ago off the SoCal coast. I took a boat trip out to Anacapa Island (one of the Channel Islands).

On the way out, the boat was surrounded by them as far as the eye could see. Some of them were clearly enjoying themselves racing the boat and darting in from of it.

When we got to the island and were walking around on top where you have such great views all around, you could see that same absolutely gigantic pod of dolphins circling the island clockwise, and it had to be hundreds of thousands of them. A truly remarkable sight.

[slackmaster]

44. I saw a VERY large pod about 500 miles off the coast in 1990

I was on a cruise from Hawaii to San Diego courtesy of the Navy.

The dolphins were intrigued by the ship. They tracked with us for about an hour, playing in the wake. I couldn't tell how many there were, but it was at least in the hundreds.

[Orrex]

29. Holy bottlenose bottleneck!

Got to admire their sense of porpoise.

[Botany]

31. could be they were just having fun and were talking to each other

Their brains are as developed as ours and maybe it was time for the dolphin
convention where they pick their new leaders.

Dolphin Political Parties.

Free Swimmers = Democrats
Beachers = Republicans

[bigtree]

37. dolphins aren't really all that intelligent

[Botany]

41. Good one

although the more folds in a brain the more "intelligence to the brain"

[bigtree]

43. okay . . . listen to me. For the last time

[Skittles]

53. our hopes we will one day be able to communicate with dolphins

our fears they will cuss like sailors

Jack Handey

[bigtree]

59. when dolphins make those cute whistles and clicking sounds

[Skittles]

63. LOL

I wonder what they REALLY think of us under those adorable smiling faces

[Tommy_Carcetti]

33. Here you go:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/dolphins-evolve-opposable-thumbs,284/

Dolphins Evolve Opposable Thumbs


HONOLULU–In an announcement with grave implications for the primacy of the species of man, marine biologists at the Hawaii Oceanographic Institute reported Monday that dolphins, or family Delphinidae, have evolved opposable thumbs on their pectoral fins.

One of the evolved dolphins, whose opposable thumbs have struck fear in the hearts of humankind.

"I believe I speak for the entire human race when I say, 'Holy fuck,'" said Oceanographic Institute director Dr. James Aoki, noting that the dolphin has a cranial capacity 40 percent greater than that of humans. "That's it for us monkeys."

Aoki strongly urged humans, especially those living near the sea, to learn to communicate using a system of clicks and whistles in a frequency range of 4 to 150 kHz. He also encouraged humans to "start practicing their echolocation as soon as possible."

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(As an aside, this is the second straight post where I've responded by posting an Onion story. Don't judge.)

[bigtree]

35. Dolphin fin-bump

[hobbit709]

34. Remember when all the elephants headed for the hills just before the tsunami hit

[catbyte]

38. My guess is a Dolphin Pow wow, LOL. awesome.

[JHB]

39. It's the centenial all-ocean Squeeeakakak Family Reunion

Get 'em all together, and it's one big jamboree!

[matt819]

40. Reacting to infrasound from the meteor strike? (nt)

[pinboy3niner]

42. One of them answered "Polo" waaaaay out there

[bigtree]

45. 'Marco!"

[NightWatcher]

47. Just the Pacific White-sided Dolphins heading out to the deep

Sorry, but its a common occurrence although it is neat to see.

[bigtree]

48. yup, pod of dolphins. Common occurence

[KittyWampus]

51. It's their version of a Rainbow Gathering.

[Berlum]

55. Everybody Rainbow Hop - de bop bop

[MFM008]

54. going on vacation?

[CanonRay]

56. Going to attack the Japanese fishing fleet?

[quaker bill]

58. You only need to worry if they said "thanks for all the fish"....

[Tree-Hugger]

60. Ultra rare?

This has happened for years off the coast of California and usually around the same time of year.

Maybe they are part of an Occupy group.

[bigtree]

61. you think you've seen it all . . . then

[Tree-Hugger]

64. There they go

Dolphin on seal love....this will corrupt the moral foundation of this country!