Some (very adorable) whales and dolphins were caught forming unlikely friendships

We might picture dolphins as the excitable younger cousin to the cool, composed humpback whale, but it seems these two species might have a budding friendship after all.

In fact, new suction-camera footage from humpback whales shows the depths dolphins will go to in order to hang out with their marine companions. The whales are followed by bottlenose dolphins from the sunlit surface down to the ocean floor, where they swim and play side-by-side. 

Social behaviour between whales and dolphins…