A pod of Dolphins welcome SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft off coast of Florida after splashdown

I guess, dolphins don't get to see astronauts very often.

Australia Shark Bay dolphins forming the equivalent of boy bands to attract a mate, scientists say

Amazing stuff! Something wonderful happening in the Shark Bay!

Adopting Gene Kelley's unforgettable tune:
"I'm singing in the Shark Bay, just singin' in the Shark Bay

What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again

I'm laughing at clouds so dark up above

The sun's in my heart and I'm ready for love ..."

"... The mates seeking dates—pods of male dolphins, in this case—team up to perform “synchronised movements and displays while singing in unison to attract females, ”forming the equivalent of dreamy boy bands to snare a mate. ..."

"... However, marine scientists in Shark Bay, about 800 kilometres north of Perth, say the local dolphins are turning to song and dance to attract a mate.

"You'll hear this, 'Click click click click', and the pace and the tempo will be matched by these tightly bonded males in this bromance world," Shark Bay Dolphin Research Alliance (SBDRA) co-director Simon Allen says. ...
He said male dolphins in groups of four to 14 were performing synchronised movements and displays while singing in unison to attract females. ..."

Shark Bay dolphins forming the equivalent of boy bands to attract a mate, scientists say - ABC News

Dolphins learn the ‘names’ of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom

Recommendable! Amazing stuff! Humans are not so unique after all! 😄

"... A new study reveals they do this by learning the “names,” or signature whistles, of their closest allies—sometimes more than a dozen animals—and remembering who consistently cooperated with them in the past. The findings indicate dolphins have a concept of team membership—previously seen only in humans—and may help reveal how they maintain such intricate and tight-knit societies. ... The work adds evidence to the idea that dolphins evolved large brains to navigate their complex social environments. ...
Male dolphins typically cooperate as a pair or trio, in what researchers call a “first-order alliance.” These small groups work together to find and corral a fertile female. Males also cooperate in second-order alliances comprised of as many as 14 dolphins; these defend against rival groups attempting to steal the female. Some second-order alliances join together in even larger third-order alliances, providing males in these groups with even better chances of having allies nearby should rivals attack. ...
For example, dolphin females whistle, too. What are they talking about?"

"... We use 30 years of behavioural data combined with 40 contemporary sound playback experiments to 14 allied males, recording responses with drone-mounted video and a hydrophone array. ..."

Dolphins learn the ‘names’ of their friends to form teams—a first in animal kingdom | Science | AAAS

Here is the link to the underlying research article:

Cooperation-based concept formation in male bottlenose dolphins (open access)

Dolphin allies form teams to help their pals fight rivals who might try to take away a fertile female. Here, two males assist their pals in guarding a lone female.