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VIDEO: Dolphin weighing over 900 pounds jumps from water, lands on small boat

11-foot bottlenose dolphin safely released

This is no fish tale, mostly because it doesn’t involve a fish, but you still have to see it to believe it.

No injuries were reported when a large dolphin weighing more than 900 pounds jumped from the water and into a small boat in New Zealand, according to CBS news.

Three men were fishing when the 11-foot-long bottlenose dolphin leapt into their boat that is about 16 feet long.

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Due to the animal’s size, the men were directed to a boat ramp an hour away by a conservation agency, so they used a hose and wet towels to keep the dolphin damp.

Once there, the dolphin was safely returned to the ocean.


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