The Most Euphoric Wakeboarder Alive Surfs With A Dolphin Pod

A wakeboarder in the Sea of Cortez took the ride of a lifetime when a pod of dolphins surrounded her, frolicking in the boat's wake. It's hard to say who was the better surfer.

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This behavior is far from unusual -- dolphins often play in boats' wakes. In March, The Dodo spoke to marine mammal scientist Naomi Rose of the Animal Welfare Institute to better understand dolphin surfing:

"This is a common behavior in certain places -- the whales I studied in British Columbia, Canada did this," Rose said. "It's called wake-riding and they are doing it for fun. They are literally surfing -- they can go very fast with very little effort when riding in the wake of a boat like this."