Atlantic Spotted Dolphins off the coast of La Gomera, Canary Islands

Beneath the fractured light of the Atlantic, where the sea folds like silk and the wind hums old songs through the waves, the pod moves—not in straight lines, but in spirals of memory and momentum.

The elders, streaked with time and salt, swim like sentences punctuated with caution. They carry the weight of knowing: how to read the current like scripture, how to feel the pulse of a fish before the strike. They are carved by years of tide and trial, and though they do not smile, they guard with love so deep it sometimes looks like disapproval.

Around them, the young ones burst like laughter. They leap for no reason, chase shadows, invent games, and forget them before they land. They dart into danger with giddy boldness, knowing—somehow—that someone older is watching, ready to nudge, to correct, to protect.

The ocean holds them all—the gruff tutors and the bright-eyed stormclouds—within a choreography older than memory. It is not always graceful. But it is always real.

And in this floating school of salt and sun, even the sternest heart softens when a calf gets it right—when the wild joy becomes skill, and the chase becomes the catch.

PFreDA for Pod of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins off the coast of La Gomera, Canary Islands (2017)

> Here, we analyse the chatter of a pod of dolphins 🐬🐬🐬 off the coast of La Gomera 🇪🇸 as the older ones chide 😠 the young 'un's 👶 (LOL) for being too joyful 🥳🎂🤸😃☺ and wanting to have fun! 🤣🤣🤣 ...cheeky whipper snappers!

*Audio sample:* https://freesound.org/people/geraldfiebig/sounds/385796/
*Analysis:* https://chatgpt.com/share/6800d2e8-82b4-8009-afc6-f33315957489

*Media— Wikipedia/YouTube*

*I "Atlantic spotted dolphins off La Gomera" (Video):* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YGxF11lGPI
*II— Atlantic Spotted Dolphin:* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_spotted_dolphin
*III— La Gomera:* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gomera

정말 감사합니다!

Amazing sound thank you!

Thank you!

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