"Superpod" of dolphins racing off the California coast: NPR

A "superpod" of dolphins was sighted this week in Monterey Bay, California.

Screengrab by NPR / Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Screengrab by NPR / Monterey Bay Aquarium

A "superpod" of dolphins was sighted this week in Monterey Bay, California.

Screengrab by NPR / Monterey Bay Aquarium

For a short week, it was long. So, here is something refreshing.

During the past week, a group of common dolphins ran along the Pacific coast in Monterey, California.

For example, Patrick Webster, creator of social media content at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, left Monday to film mammals and work together to set up schools of small fish.

What he captured is a remarkable scene: dozens and dozens of dolphins, which cross the surface and descend under the gray sky even of the water. Webster said the entire group was estimated at more than 1,000.

"The event is not uncommon in itself – it 's an annual event, we saw these superpods from the back deck to the Monterey Bay Aquarium at this time of the year. previous year, "Webster said in an email to NPR. "However, it is quite rare to see them as near the shore and easily seen by people, these gatherings are often far from the coast."

The aquarium says that this gathering is what is called a "superpod" – when a group of dolphin pods come together to make a huge pod to hunt for food.

We know what we're going to do this weekend: turn up the sound and watch this video loop.