Incredible moment dolphins launch themselves 10 feet into the air off California coast

They’re flipping out!A group of whale watchers aboard a Newport Coastal Adventure boat off the coast of Orange County got the show of a lifetime over the weekend when they observed two bottlenose dolphins launching themselves high into the air.A viral social media post shows the two dolphins playfully shooting themselves into the air multiple times in glorious fashion.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story “These guys got some serious air when you consider they can reach 10ft in length and weight 1000+ lbs” the post reads.“These two were part of a HUGE pod of 200+ individuals, which is one of the biggest pods of bottlenose dolphins I’ve ever seen!”Commenters swooned over the dolphins in the comments.“Even dolphins are going crazy with this heat wave,” one commenter quipped.“Look how much fun they are having! Joyous!!!” another commenter wrote.

“So smart! Showing us humans what they can do,” a third commenter said.The dolphins aren’t the only exciting wildlife spotted off the coast of Orange County recently.Last week, whale watchers aboard a Newport Landing Whale Watching cruise spotted a pod of 10 to 13 orcas, also known as killer, whales, swimming next to their boat.Native to to the waters off Mexico and Central America, the killer whales likely moved up north due to the high temperatures of California’s waters a result of El Niño.

The spotting was the latest in a wave of tropical features descending upon California waters and shores.In August, a massive hammerhead shark was spotted near Malibu Pier, the first hammerhead sighting in Southern California in nearly a decade.

Earlier this month, two endangered olive green sea turtles laid eggs on California shores for the first time in reported history.The 200+ eggs laid in two separate...