Smart Adorable Dolphin Gives People Gifts He Finds In Sea Bottom In Exchange For Their Food

We all know that dolphins are intelligent animals with an incredible ability to communicate with humans through both spoken and non-verbal signals. But what if these smart creatures can be adorable at the same time? This is a story of a dolphin that has gone viral and melted thousands of hearts with its cuteness. Mystique the 29-year-old humpback whale has been seen presenting visitors treasures he finds from the depths of the sea in return for food.

Source: Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding

Whenever the staff at the Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding center (BCDF) come to visit him on Queensland's Cooloola Coast, Mystique always appears with something in his snout, including coral, shells, bottles, and wood. In exchange, they feed him with yummy bits of fish. It seems that he knows better than any other animal how to co-exist with humans.

Source: Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding

"He gets under it [and] if he drops it too far out, or we say 'come on, that's not good enough, then he gets underneath it and brings it to us. We swear he has a collection waiting to bring to us," Lyn McPherson the volunteer feeder told ABC.
She added that the dolphin wasn't trained to do this, but he learned on his own how to maintain interactions with humans during the Covid-19 lockdown. Charming Mystique is now known as a brilliant treasure finder and a smart guy that always figures out a way to get people's attention.

Source: Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding

According to the volunteers at BCDF, Mystery was first seen swimming with his mom and his seven siblings in Cooloola Coast in 1991.

Source: Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding

He is the only one in his pod to be recognized by the habit of looking for presents. Another friend often accompanies him but to cash in on the fishy rewards. You can't mistake him for any other mammals because he has a missing chunk on his dorsal fin due to a battle with a bull shark in 2007.

Source: Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding

Source: Barnacles Cafe & Dolphin Feeding

The staff love Mystique's gifts and are always excited to receive more presents in the future. Please give adorable Mystique a like and share.
H/T: ABC