Some dolphins found a “cannonball” or “cabbage” jellyfish in the water off Shackleford Banks last week and couldn’t resist playing with it like a ball.
This type of jelly has a firmer body than others which allow the dolphins to grip and toss the jelly around, Cape Lookout National Seashore said in a Facebook post.
Cannonballs do not have the long stinging tentacles of other species of jellies such as the sea nettle or Portuguese man o’war.