Flipper! Flipper!... How's the rest of the song go? - Here's an animal oddity for today that will warm the heart and perhaps stoke the imagination.
Three girls were swimming off a beach in New Zealand when they were pleased to be surrounded by a group of Bottlenose Dolphins.
The girls thought the dolphins were playing as they swam round them in tight circles, thrashing their tails near a New Zealand beach.
But Niccy's dad Rob, 47, who was in the sea with the youngsters 100 yards out, spotted the outline of a 10ft great white.
Only after the shark moved off did the creatures allow the swimmers to head to the shore.
How cool is that?
