Freediving with Wild Dolphins

These are wild Spinner dolphins and their response to me as a freediver is fairly typical of the encounters we have at depth. Many freedivers report similar responses and I have done this from under 100ft... Dolphins usually sleep during the day but these were up and playful.....
Protect Dolphins - See "The Cove" and if you don't think you can bear the graphic nature of the senseless Japanese Dolphin slaughter, then simply buy the tickets and don't go.... It is clear to me that when I swim with these animals that they are sentient and aware. Their vocal language and their body language is very complex but not entirely impossible to understand.....

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[1deepstar]

Love to do it, love to share it.... If you go to my site at I think there is one other vid, Seapics... a slideshow with good tunes..... Its on my site and here in facebook on my 1deepstar channel....

[KJamesB]

Thanks. In addition to being a danger to every other living thing on this planet, man continues to be the biggest danger to himself.

[1deepstar]

I think we can disregard other creatures only at our own peril... the idea that when we look at an animal we see somebody in there is lost on many folks... The issue with dolphins, ethical considerations aside, is that they aren't safe to eat and the only way to sell dolphin meat is to lie about it... Mercury is the worst contaminant.... Then, of course come consideration for the fact that dolphins are simply marvelous, forgiving, intelligent, beautiful.....

[crock703]

cool. thanks for posting the link on HuffPo.

It's not a cultural fixation/preference/hypocrisy, they really are more curious, intuitive and empathetic than most other mammals.

[1deepstar]

Perhaps its been your experience, certainly has been mine, that most mammals seem to be able to interact with humans provided the situation allows for it.

I have seen remarkable relationships with rats, rabbits, raccoons, seals, otters, monkeys fish, snakes, and the list goes on...

If I have learned anything its that when you see a fellow animal, there is somebody in there. There is a conversation already going on.. the issue is speaking a common language... finding a middle ground.

[mycuhmermaid]

beautiful Ted! thanks :)

love, Maaike

[1deepstar]

One Love,

Ted

[Sarahmonial101]

Amazing pics Ted! Wow!



[IchthyicNZ]

@1deepstar

I used to work for a marine lab in CA, south of Los Angeles. I spent a year processing tissue samples from stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Not only did we find high levels of heavy metals like mercury, but at the time (1988), we found the highest levels on record for ANY mammal of PCB's (polychlorinated biphenyls) and DDT metabolites as well. What this said about our entire ecosystem was shocking, considering these toxins bioaccumulate.

just fyi.

[TheB0omB0x]

The Man Doin What He Does! -

Great Job Ted and much props to the photographer as well!

- Makes Me Think: What a Different experience than watchn the HUNDREDS of those DOOSHES doggy paddle after the dolphins. Or watching ButtFlap blow his Gay little bubble rings!! HAha!! Yea... I SEE YOU TOO YOU SOMBICH!!!!!

[crock703]

yeah

Maybe its the large brains of dolphins that gives them the ability to really plan, enough to sense anxiety in humans & direct them to the shore. Unlike dogs, they seem to be less pack/dominance oriented -- they're acting out of genuine empathy, rather then desire to serve the social order (protect a dominance-exuding human.)

Seems like all mammals like to learn/satisfy their curiosity. If you can comm that you're safe & receptive, most mammals feel comfortable enough include you in play.