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World’s smallest marine dolphins can perform underwater barrel rolls

Scientists observing from boats knew little of the underwater behavior of the world’s smallest marine dolphin, the Hector’s dolphin.

Now, a paper has revealed a hidden world—including an array of acrobatics. The research is published in the journal Conservation Letters.

Barrel rolls, dives up to 120m deep, and upside-down feeding near the sea floor were behaviors discovered through tracking devices.

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