Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) leap into the air at the same time, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

A pod of four dolphins swim playfully near a popular coral reef in the Red Sea.

Fountain of the Four Dolphins, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

Fountain of four dolphins, Aix en Provence, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

Family group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) jumping above waves, Bahamas

Four Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing together beside a motor yacht, Moray Firth, Scotland.

Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenalla frontalis) surfing - two mothers with their young. Spots only appear after one year of age. Bimini, Bahamas.

Pod of Risso's dolphins surfacing (Grampus griseus) Azores, Atlantic Ocean (RR)

Group of dolphin watchers relaxing after encounter with some spotted dolphins. Bimini, Bahamas

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin group (Stenella frontalis) four animals surfacing. Azores, Atlantic Ocean.

Four Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Moray Firth socialising by breaching from the water. This type of behaviour highlights why bottlenoses are such great favourites with the public.

Atlantic spotted dolphins surfacing (Stenella frontalis) Azores, Atlantic Ocean (RR)