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Krista Nicholson, a Murdoch University Ph.D. candidate, captured photos of the dolphin using its nose to pick the octopus out of the water and pop it into the air as if playing with it.

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“It was absolutely spectacular to watch,” Nicholson told WA Today. “It would let it float for a while, then come back and grab it by a tentacle and throw it into the air.”

“It’s not unheard of for dolphins to do this, but it’s not a regular occurrence,” she later told the Mandurah Coastal Times.

Nicholson also added that although dolphins aren’t known for eating octopuses, there are records of this playful type of behavior in other areas of the world.

Source: https://weather.com/science/nature/news/dolphin-plays-with-unfortunate-octopus