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<p>[QUOTE="Keith Twitchell, post: 7370173, member: 83799"]For as many depictions of dolphins as they are through the ages, including being a frequent theme these days, it's amazing how poorly they are often depicted -- as hotwheelsearl noted, the tails are often wrong, and many times they have these giant, bulbous heads -- sometimes even with whiskers. The Taras coins are so wonderful in large part because the dolphins are so beautifully portrayed. Many Syracusan coins also have good representations. The Roman coins, usually not so much. As a co-founder of a research project studying wild dolphins, who has swum with them (ethically, thanks for pointing out that these captive dolphin swims are extremely questionable), I can say that they are inquisitive, intelligent and sometimes very funny. I think the video is hilarious, I suspect that the dolphin had no idea that the surfer was there. Riding waves is a favorite dolphin pastime, but they could not have seen the surfer on the surface of the water. So the dolphin was probably every bit as surprised as the human![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Keith Twitchell, post: 7370173, member: 83799"]For as many depictions of dolphins as they are through the ages, including being a frequent theme these days, it's amazing how poorly they are often depicted -- as hotwheelsearl noted, the tails are often wrong, and many times they have these giant, bulbous heads -- sometimes even with whiskers. The Taras coins are so wonderful in large part because the dolphins are so beautifully portrayed. Many Syracusan coins also have good representations. The Roman coins, usually not so much. As a co-founder of a research project studying wild dolphins, who has swum with them (ethically, thanks for pointing out that these captive dolphin swims are extremely questionable), I can say that they are inquisitive, intelligent and sometimes very funny. I think the video is hilarious, I suspect that the dolphin had no idea that the surfer was there. Riding waves is a favorite dolphin pastime, but they could not have seen the surfer on the surface of the water. So the dolphin was probably every bit as surprised as the human![/QUOTE]
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