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Ryan Carroll & Keiran Fleming

Dolphins spotted leaping out of River Clyde as passer-by films show

A pod of dolphins entertained passers-by as they leapt out of the River Clyde and splashed around in the water on Wednesday.

The dolphins were caught on camera enjoying themselves in the water near Greenock.

Jonathan McRae, who works for a local quarry, was making a collection from Greenock Docks when he spotted them in the river putting on a rare show, reports the Daily Record.

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At least four dolphins can be seen in the clip. The animals take turns leaping out of the water and splashing around before swimming off down the river.

It's understood the dolphins were visible for around 15 minutes before a large boat leaving the dock scared them off.

The pod of dolphins were spotted swimming in the Clyde on Wednesday afternoon (Jonathan McRae)

The 39-year-old said: "It was great to watch them having a ball in the water for the 15 minutes. It was just a shame the big boat came along."

Although a very rare occurrence, dolphins have been spotted swimming in the River Clyde before.

the animals were spotted swimming around The Waverley, as it sailed past Greenock, last July.

The video showed the dolphins playfully splashing around the ship to the delight of those on board.

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