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Superpod of Attractively Striped Mammalian Overlords.


Dr. Robinson says: "Firstly, the sheer number of dolphins was astounding - there were common dolphin everywhere around us over a two-mile radius. Furthermore, this was only the second sighting in the past few years of such a ‘super-pod' of this species in these waters. The first sighting in ten years was recorded here in July 2007 when we were joined by more than 300 animals in the outer Moray Firth. Since then we have not seen them, although smaller groups have been identified by co-workers from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society on opportunistic boat surveys. Common dolphin super-pods are known to exist in other parts of the UK, and there have been sightings in the Western Isles, but few in these waters to date. Thirdly, this is further scientific evidence that populations of dolphins are moving further north because of climate change."