Dolphin Stops to 'Talk' to Toddler at Mississippi Aquarium

A dolphin at an aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi, was keen to interact with an adorable toddler, recent footage shows.

This video taken by Carly Keech at the Mississippi Aquarium shows the dolphin stopping in front of her daughter, Ryenn, and moving its mouth.

As Ryenn waved, a family member exclaimed, “Aw, he loves you!”

In the background, someone added, “He’s talking to you!” before the dolphin swam away.

Keech said this moment “unlocked a new core memory” for her daughter. Credit: Carly Keech via Storyful

Video transcript

- Is it coming? It's coming to say hi.

- Yeah. Woo!

- Look at this! That's silly.

- [LAUGHS]

- Yeah.

- Hi, dolphin.

- Hi, dolphin.

- Another one.

- Yeah.

- Another one.

- Yeah. Look it, that one like you.

- Aw.

- [INAUDIBLE] and say hi.

- Say hi.

- Say hi.

- It's talking to you. Yeah. Aw. He loves you. Aw.

- Yeah.

- Oh, talking me.

- Talking to you. He says hi. Hello. OK, bye. Bye.

- --comes. Is it coming? It's coming to say hi.

- Yeah. Woo! Look at this. So silly.

- [LAUGHS]

- Yeah.

- Hi, dolphin.

- Hi, dolphin.

- Another one.

- Yeah.

- Another one.

- Yeah. Look it, that one likes you.

- Aw.

- [INAUDIBLE] and say hi.

- Say hi.

- Say hi.

- It's talking to you. Yeah. Aw. He loves you. Aw.

- Yeah.

- Oh, talking me.

- Talking to you. He says hi. Hello. OK, bye. Bye.