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02.20.10

Surfing Dolphins

Every dolphin's gone surfin'! Stunning pictures as hundreds play among some monster waves

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:41 PM on 17th February 2010

These huge breakers would put the fear of God into most surfers. But when you're a dolphin, they can only mean one thing: Playtime.

Gliding effortlessly through the ocean these masters of the ocean made light work of waves up to 25 feet high.

In pods of up to 400, the creatures crowded into the swell of the water as it broke. And with seemingly little effort they tore through the surf, leaping high in the air as they went.
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Formation fins: The dolphins form a line as the wave builds up heading towards the shore in South Africa

On a crest of a wave: In pods up to 400-strong, these surfing dolphins made light work of monster waves up to 25 feet high

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