{"id":565198,"date":"2026-04-05T01:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/565198\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T01:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:59:13","slug":"dolphin-puts-on-a-spectacular-show-soars-15-feet-above-the-water-off-the-coast-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/565198\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin Puts on a Spectacular Show, Soars 15 Feet Above the Water Off the Coast in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A high-flying dolphin put on a spectacular show as it shot 15 feet into the air off the coast of Hawaii \u2014 and experts from the Pacific Whale Foundation have dubbed the aquatic acrobat the Michael Jordan of its species.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The conservation group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV9rYsLAf6e\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared a snapshot;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shared a snapshot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shared a snapshot<\/a> of the critter on social media that was captured by a member of its research team and assured followers that the phenomenal photo was \u201cnot AI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Pacific Whale Foundation\/Instagram&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"956\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/45a99802ec2fe6f7f28719236354bd24.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Pacific Whale Foundation\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Likening the fab flipper to the retired basketball great who was nicknamed Air Jordan for his extraordinary leaping abilities on the court, the foundation estimated that the \u201cAir Dolphin\u201d flew upward at a distance measuring more than twice its length.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pantropical spotted dolphin, which typically weighs around 250 pounds and grows to about six to seven feet long, put on the energetic display near Maui\u2019s west shore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Larger species of dolphins have been known to soar 20 feet over the surface of the water \u2014 but this more petite porpoise was definitely punching above its weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIf a human could match this feat relative to their body size, it would be like jumping clear over a basketball hoop,\u201d the foundation explains in their social media post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stunt earned kudos from fans on Instagram with one commenter joking, \u201cLadies and gentlemen, this is your captain squeaking \u2014 uh speaking. We\u2019ll be cruising at an altitude of \u2026 well, honestly I\u2019m just winging it \u2026 Flight attendants, please prepare the snacks \u2014 preferably fish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/dolphin-puts-on-a-spectacular-show-soars-15-feet-above-the-water-off-the-coast-in-hawaii\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dolphin Puts on a Spectacular Show, Soars 15 Feet Above the Water Off the Coast in Hawaii;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dolphin Puts on a Spectacular Show, Soars 15 Feet Above the Water Off the Coast in Hawaii&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Dolphin Puts on a Spectacular Show, Soars 15 Feet Above the Water Off the Coast in Hawaii<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Enquirer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;National Enquirer&quot;}\" class=\"link \">National Enquirer<\/a>. 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