The incredible moment a diver’s fake tail sends dolphins into a spin

Just when you think a holiday in the Bahamas couldn't get any better, something like this happens.

The rare footage above captures the moment a diver with a fake flipper gets spotted by dolphins.

The man's dolphin tail flipper excited the mammals in a way they'd never seen before. Photo: YouTube
The man's dolphin tail flipper excited the mammals in a way they'd never seen before. Photo: YouTube

The mammals go crazy after seeing the man swimming alongside them with a never seen before special 'lunocet' flipper that mimics how dolphins swim.

Three keen divers came across the pod of dolphins during a boat trip in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean destination.

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Two of the friends decided to pop on their regular flippers and jump in the water with the dolphins.

After 30 mins of playtime, the animals seemed to lose interest and began drifting away from the boat.

The lunocet fin allows humans to mimic how dolphins swim. Photo: YouTube
The lunocet fin allows humans to mimic how dolphins swim. Photo: YouTube

The two men then realised their other friend hadn’t had a chance to swim with the mammals yet, so he put on his special dolphin tail flipper and hopped in the water.

What happens next is absolutely mind-blowing and so beautiful to watch.

Moments later, the third friend became surrounded by the pod and he couldn't believe his eyes.

The dolphins went crazy when they saw the man with a tail like theirs. Photo: YouTube
The dolphins went crazy when they saw the man with a tail like theirs. Photo: YouTube

The excited dolphins most likely had never seen a human with a tail like theirs before, and as a result, they went crazy chattering to each other and swimming rings around the diver.

The video uploaded to Ted's Holdover YouTube channel, shows the diver wearing his ‘Lunocet’ fin and swimming harmoniously with the energetic pod, who seem to be infatuated with the guy’s “tail.”

The divers couldn't believe their eyes. Photo: YouTube
The divers couldn't believe their eyes. Photo: YouTube

With his feet slotted in together into the monofin, the diver didn’t look like a typical human to the creatures.

Mimicking how the dolphins swam clearly got their attention and kept them entertained long enough for the men to enjoy and capture the special moment on camera.

The rare footage went viral. Photo: YouTube
The rare footage went viral. Photo: YouTube

Since it was uploaded in July, the viral video has been viewed almost 1,150,000 times.

Swimming with dolphins in tropical paradise is on most people’s bucket lists, but now knowing you can easily attract them by wearing a fin like their tail, makes the dream sound that much more attainable.

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