Thats sick.Funny ive had them being rounded up by dolphins near margs once and even though there about to be eaten they were still smashing poppers like it was there last meal..or soon to be
...the dolphins don't actually eat the salmon. Their pointy snouts and needle-like teeth are more suited to eating smaller tucker like mulies/sardines/anchovies/squid. Apparently they belt the salmon around the guts and/or grab them and toss them through the air, attempting to force them to regurgitate their food, literally knocking the stuffing out of them. This is why we see so many injured salmon holed up around inshore reefs all along the southwest, healing up in order to continue their migration. If dolphins really consumed the fish, we wouldn't see so many injured ones...they'd be eaten! Anyway, hell of a shot!
chrisp
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Thats sick.Funny ive had them
Thats sick.Funny ive had them being rounded up by dolphins near margs once and even though there about to be eaten they were still smashing poppers like it was there last meal..or soon to be
Faulkner Family
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thats where their natural
thats where their natural instincts take over. if they are going to survive an attack they gotta eat to keep up the energy to fight another day.
looks like there are going toi be some keen fisho's heading south to their fave spot this year.could be a good season
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
aalfred
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Wicked shot!
Wicked shot!
Auslobster
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Heard an interesting theory the other day...
...the dolphins don't actually eat the salmon. Their pointy snouts and needle-like teeth are more suited to eating smaller tucker like mulies/sardines/anchovies/squid. Apparently they belt the salmon around the guts and/or grab them and toss them through the air, attempting to force them to regurgitate their food, literally knocking the stuffing out of them. This is why we see so many injured salmon holed up around inshore reefs all along the southwest, healing up in order to continue their migration. If dolphins really consumed the fish, we wouldn't see so many injured ones...they'd be eaten! Anyway, hell of a shot!
katsy85
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Awesome shot woody, and
Awesome shot woody, and interesting theory auslobster
carnarvonite
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Dolphins
Have seen dolphins eating salmon not just knocking them about heaps of times while pro salmon fishing.
Because of their strength and size its difficult for the dolphin to grip and subdue a salmon thats why they injure so many.