The fact of the matter is when it comes to dolphins and whales, we are talking about a very rare, complex intelligence that I don’t think is matched in the rest of the animal kingdom with the exception of humans, possibly elephants and other primates.

Lori Marino, Ph.D.
Marine Mammal Behavioral Biologist (via b3n3aththesurfac3)

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Shocked Shark by Will Clark / Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016

“This juvenile blue shark was the first to arrive at our boat after an hour of chumming. We were alerted to its presence by the bobbing of a small buoy which had fresh mackerel tied to it. I leaned over the side of the boat with my camera housing not quite fully submerged as the skipper tried to coax the shark nearer to the boat. He got the blue very close to me, and then just at the last moment he whipped the bait out of the water, which got this reaction from the shark.”