Tursiops surfing, goes airborn to body-slam another dolphin in the wave. A third one is visible to the right. Agro!

Ridin' high! Surfing bottlenose dolphin.

Part 1 of a sequence of images of leaping Bottlenose Dolphins just outside the surfline at Zuma Beach.

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Part 2 of a sequence of images of leaping Bottlenose Dolphins just outside the surfline at Zuma Beach.

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Part 3 of a sequence of images of leaping Bottlenose Dolphins just outside the surfline at Zuma Beach.

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Part 4 of a sequence of images of leaping Bottlenose Dolphins just outside the surfline at Zuma Beach.

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Part 5 of a sequence of images of leaping Bottlenose Dolphins just outside the surfline at Zuma Beach.

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Part 6 of a sequence of images of leaping Bottlenose Dolphins just outside the surfline at Zuma Beach.

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Three bottlenose dolpins surfing a wave.

Why do bottlenose dolphins surf? The answer: many reasons. In this case 2 dolphins have been zooming around chasing each other, then took their scene into the waves.

Bottlenose dolphin chase sequence enters the waves. Are we having fun yet?

Backdoor exit: surfing bottlenose dolphin.

Surfer at Zuma beach gets a surprise when he looks over the top of a wave to see a leaping Bottlenose Dolphin in the surf.

Bottlenose Dolphin head shot....just coming up to the glassy ocean surface.

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Bottlenose Dolphin leaping near the surf at Zuma Beach.

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Dorsal fin and scars on back of Bottlenose Dolphin.

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Surfer paddles to catch a wave with Bottlenose Dolpin gliding through it.

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Blowhole and scarred back of Bottlenose Dolphin.

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Bottlenose Dolphin taking off on a glassy wave at Zuma Beach.

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Two Bottlenose Dolphins in very shallow water.

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Crowd of surfers taking off on the same wave.

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Bottlenose Dolphin riding the bow of a sailboat just outside Santa Barbara Harbor.

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One Botlenose Dolphin leap sequence pasted together in PhotoShop.

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Bottlenose Dolphin spouting on glassy ocean surface.

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Single Bottlenose Dolphin surfing wave....Zuma Beach.

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Surfer attempts to take off on wave being ridden by a Bottlenose Dolphin.

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Surfing.

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Carter Baldwin, towing a plankton net behind surfboard, gets a visit from a Bottlenose Dolphin. Biology class research at Malibu High School.

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Two biology students from Malibu High observe surfing Bottlenose Dolphins at Zuma Beach.

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Bottlenose Dolphins surfacing on mirror glass ocean.

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Bottlenose Dolphin surfin' buddy.

More Bottlenose Dolphins with a surfer.

Bottlenose dolphins catch a morning wave. Zuma Beach.

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Part 2 of 2: Bottlenose dolphins playing "tag" behind the waves at Zuma Beach.

The whole pod takes off on a Zuma Beach wave...part 1 of 2.

The whole pod takes off on a Zuma Beach wave...part 1 of 2.

Bottlenose dolphins frequently go into radical "chase mode," in the surf. Here you see a dolphin completely sideways, almost upside-down, streaking down a wave.

Bottlenose dolphin begins a short leap and splashdown: photo 1 of 2.

Bottlenose dolphin begins a short leap and splashdown: photo 2 of 2.

Bottlenose dolphin completely inside the surfline, head up looking at the on-coming wave.

Image 1 of 3: bottlenose dolphins, just outside the surf, get airborn and "body slam" each other, back-to-back.

Image 2 of 3: bottlenose dolphins, just outside the surf, get airborn and "body slam" each other, back-to-back.

Image 3 of 3: bottlenose dolphins, just outside the surf, get airborn and "body slam" each other, back-to-back.

Two bottlenose dolphins in chase mode, part 1 of 2.

Two bottlenose dolphins in chase mode, part 2 of 2.

Two bottlenose dolphins in chase mode...body slamming fun.