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i think in the 1960's
the myth was generated
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that dolphins were
all sweetness and light
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and almost incapable
of aggression
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at least that was
the public perception
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carried on a large
part until today
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dolphins are capable of
a lot of aggression
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they can be quite nasty
depending on the circumstance
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they are complex
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intelligent social mammals
and that carries
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with it a range of behaviors from
the nice to the not so nice
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just like in our own species
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and like our own species
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dolphins are
highly individualistic
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to study their relationships
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connor needs to clearly
recognize individuals
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he does this by their
unique fin markings
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he's studied them in
shark bay since 1982
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and he knows over
three hundred dolphins by name
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and minnie right there
between them.
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And here comes bad ghost
and poltergeist.
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There ' s wow resting at the surface.
There ' s myrtle, there ' s hobo.
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Www and horton?
Beautiful, look at that! All together.
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Connor is
especially intrigued
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by relationships
between the males
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to him, it's like cracking
the code of a secret society
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they follow a
mature male with
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a jagged dorsal fin
named "bottom hook"
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he's usually observed swimming
with another male called "pointer"
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they're almost inseparable forming
what connor calls an alliance
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some of these alliances last
for a dozen years or more
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today a female is seen
swimming between them
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as if she's being herded
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in fact, she is
their captive
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they guard her night and day
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very rarely do you see the female
off to the side from the males