Pictured: The amazing flying dolphins of the Moray Firth

Seeing these dolphins' effortless breaches from the sea, onlookers could be forgiven for thinking they had arrived at a carefully-choreographed display.

But those close enough to grab a glimpse from nearby boats know that the show put on by Bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth, Scotland, is entirely natural and very much off the cuff.

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