{"id":574844,"date":"2026-04-09T23:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/574844\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:45:11","slug":"onlookers-in-hawaii-surprised-when-a-dolphin-shoots-15-feet-up-into-the-air-off-the-coast-of-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/574844\/","title":{"rendered":"Onlookers in Hawaii Surprised When a Dolphin Shoots 15 Feet Up Into the Air Off the Coast of Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s a bird \u2026 it\u2019s a plane \u2026 it\u2019s a flying dolphin!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Onlookers in Hawaii got quite the show recently when a dolphin shot 15 feet into the air off the coast of Maui. Experts from the Pacific Whale Foundation were so impressed, they dubbed the aquatic acrobat the Michael Jordan of its species!<\/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\/944bcd8ddd1d7178521626caa16e7f6f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Pacific Whale Foundation\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The conservation group shared the spectacular snapshot of the soaring dolphin on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV9rYsLAf6e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=dfa282a3-e189-4e8d-8e2b-2521ebfb8baa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;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;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>, assuring followers that the phenomenal photo was \u201cnot AI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The foundation estimated that the \u201cAir Dolphin\u201d flew upward at a distance measuring more than twice its length.<\/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,\u201d the foundation explains, \u201cit would be like jumping clear over a basketball hoop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/onlookers-in-hawaii-surprised-when-a-dolphin-shoots-15-feet-up-into-the-air-off-the-coast-of-maui\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Onlookers in Hawaii Surprised When a Dolphin Shoots 15 Feet Up Into the Air Off the Coast of Maui;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;Onlookers in Hawaii Surprised When a Dolphin Shoots 15 Feet Up Into the Air Off the Coast of Maui&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Onlookers in Hawaii Surprised When a Dolphin Shoots 15 Feet Up Into the Air Off the Coast of Maui<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;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 Examiner&quot;}\" class=\"link \">National Examiner<\/a>. 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