Bow Riding Common Dolphins

I went whale watching today and saw a pod of about 100 common dolphins (there were humpback whales too but tbh they were not very exciting to watch)! The dolphins actually came right up to the boat and were "bow-riding", which means they were riding the wake created by the boat. It's interesting to think about whether they were doing this for fun (unavoidable anthropomorphism) or because it was energy efficient to catch a free ride from the boat. All this happens in our Monterey Bay "backyard"! #getonaboat