A Pair Of Dolphins Spotted Holding 'Hands' While Swimming

Two bottlenose dolphins confused a group of marine researchers when they touched their fins while swimming. The moment was captured on camera, and it was so cute. Erika Jarvis and her OceanX diving team (a non-profit marine research organization) were off the coast of Miami as part of a research mission to the Florida Keys Reef Tract when a pod of bottlenose dolphins began to follow their boat.

Jarvis wrote on Instagram: "While it may look like these bottlenose dolphins coasting with the wake on our bow are engaging in a competitive handshake, "fin-to-fin touching is actually a display of social bonding, especially between females in male-biased groups. Their little synchronous breach really makes it extra sweet." Watch the sweet moment below: