Dog swims with dolphins
A black labrador named Kira has been filmed swimming with a pod of dolphins in the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of Mozambique, South Africa.
The video, which has now gone viral, shows the dog wearing a life jacket on a boat named Kira after her, alongside a number of other dolphin watchers.
She is shown peering over the edge of the boat into the water, and once she spots a fin she dives in to the ocean and paddles furiously to see the dolphins up close. The dolphins curiously swim in circles around her to get a closer look themselves, much to Kira's delight, in the underwater footage.
Kira lives at the Somente Aqua Dolphin Centre in Ponta do Ouro with her owner and the founder, Noleen Withers. Kira accompanies her on regular dolphin watching excursions and has a 'fond love of the ocean,' says Noleen.
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