As It Happens 5:53 Captain 'lost for words' after witnessing a super pod of more than 2,000 dolphins.
The massive convergence of dolphins is what's known as a super pod, and it's a rare sight to behold, even for someone whose entire job is to find and watch marine life.
WATCH | A rare super pod of dolphins spotted in California: Rare footage shows 'super pod' of 2,000 dolphins off California Duration 0:50 A California tour boat captain captured this footage of more than 2,000 dolphins breaching off the coast of Monterey Bay, Calif.
The pod includes jet-black northern right whale dolphins, an elusive species not usually seen so close to shore.
Riding parallel to the small group, they soon came upon the super pod.
The pod also featured a couple hundred Pacific white sided dolphins, some of whom led the scouting boat to the party.
A scouting boat for the Monterey Bay Whale Watch, a private boat tour company, found itself amidst the super pod. »