Anti-piracy dolphins

According to Xinhua and China Radio International, thousands of dolphins intercepted Somali pirates as they tried to attack Chinese merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden on Monday.

The Chinese merchant ships escorted by a China's fleet sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China's. The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness befor the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while.

The Lede's Robert Mackey points out that none of the photos actually show the dolphins intercepting pirate ships, but reminds us that several armed, US military-trained dolphins are unaccounted for ...