Researchers documented a large pod of dolphins, including mothers and calves, leaping for over an hour off Haifa’s coast; the display highlights the Carmel slopes as a unique deep-sea habitat and underscores the need for continued protection.

A breathtaking dolphin display captivated researchers off the Haifa coast this week, as a large pod of mothers and calves performed continuous leaps for more than an hour during a deep-sea survey.

The event was documented on Tuesday by scientists from the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station at the University of Haifa’s School of Marine Sciences, together with the Delphis NGO.

The dolphins were also recorded acoustically, and researchers are now analyzing whether two different whale species were heard during the survey.