Three friends from New Zealand who went out fishing in their 16-foot boat received an unexpected surprise in the form of a 900-pound dolphin.

"This one decided to jump on board and say hello," Harrison said. "One minute everything was fine and then just like lightning striking, there's a big dolphin in our boat thrashing around and ...

like small crustaceans or remoras—fish that attach to them and feed on their scraps. These unwanted hitchhikers can irritate a dolphin’s skin, so jumping and re-entering the water with force ...

The juvenile male dolphin leaped out of the water and into their 16-foot boat, creating a chaotic scene Friday in the Bay of Islands near the Hole in the Rock. “This one decided to jump on board ...

For example, tail slaps can signal annoyance or warn others of a threat, while jumping ... dolphins work together to hunt, using clicks and whistles to coordinate their movements and herd fish ...

(Dean Harrison via AP) “This one decided to jump on board and say hello,” Harrison said. “One minute everything was fine and then just like lightning striking, there’s a big dolphin in our ...

“This one decided to jump on board and say hello,” Harrison said. “One minute everything was fine and then just like lightning striking, there’s a big dolphin in our boat thrashing around ...

Or, in the case of cooperative interspecies foraging in southern Brazil, flippers and hands catch more fish together. The tandem hunting practiced by Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops ...