A group of over 100,000 dolphins spotted off the coast of San
Diego caused a spectacle for nature watchers as they traveled
together in an enormous pack.
'They were coming from all directions, you could see them
from as far as the eye can see,' Joe Dutra said after seeing the
spectacle first hand.
Mr Dutra, who captains Hornblower Cruises, was out on his
daily tour with a boat full of nature watchers when he spotted the
massive group of dolphins.
'I’ve seen a lot of stuff out here… but this is the biggest
I’ve ever seen, ever,' he told the local NBCaffiliate.
Dolphins typically travel in groups of anywhere between 15
and 200 which are called pods.
What Mr Dutra spotted on Thursday however is best described
as a super mega pod given the astonishing size of the
group.
He estimated
that the trail of dolphins was seven miles long and five miles
wide, and he was able to steer the boat alongside them for over an
hour.
Experts are
unable to pinpoint any specific reason as to why so many of the
mammals were traveling together on this particular
night.
'They’re
definitely social animals, they stick together in small groups. But
sometimes, the schools come together,' marine expert Sarah Wilkin
told NBC.
