[I just found this in drafts, sitting here unpublished for years.]
On a ferry trip in CA, we were in choppy water with big waves lifting and dunking the front of the boat. Nem was fearful, and clung to a rail at a seat nearer the middle of the ferry. I was at the side of the boat, and a pod of dolphins came and playfully raced and leapt out of the water alongside and in front of the boat. I shouted “Dolphins!” and Nem immediately forgot her fear and raced to the side of the boat to see them. 🙂 One called out with a squeal, which Nem expertly imitated, and it called back to her.