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two dolphins playing in the surf off Point Danger, Tweed Heads, Australia
June 21, 2014

Dolphin Games

"These two dolphins were playing out in the deeper ocean for some time," writes Brodie McCabe, who captured this picture at Point Danger in Tweed Heads, Australia. "As a set of waves came through, they followed the swell toward the shore, racing each other for the key position. As the wave started breaking, one pulled off the back so as not to 'drop in' on the other."

This photo and caption were submitted to the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.


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Photograph by Brodie McCabe

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