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In this May 2019 photo provided by the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project, dolphins swim together in the Potomac River between Lewisetta and Smith Point, Va. Dolphins are extremely playful animals and often swim close together, sometimes even touching fins. "We call it holding hands," says Janet Mann, who directs the nonprofit Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project. This photo was made under NOAA NMFS permit numbers 19403 and 23782. (Ann-Marie Jacoby/Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project via AP)

In this May 2019 photo provided by the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project, dolphins swim together in the Potomac River between Lewisetta and Smith Point, Va. Dolphins are extremely playful animals and often swim close together, sometimes even touching fins. "We call it holding hands," says Janet Mann, who directs the nonprofit Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project. This photo was made under NOAA NMFS permit numbers 19403 and 23782. (Ann-Marie Jacoby/Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin P…

April 7, 2022

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Dolphins' playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus
April 7, 2022 3:50 p.m.

Dolphins' playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus

REEDVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three young male dolphins simultaneously break the water's surface to breathe — first exhaling, then inhaling — before slipping back under the waves of the Chesapeake Bay.