Northern right whale dolphins are often spotted farther away from shore and in deeper waters, but Evan Brodsky, a captain and videographer with private boat tour company Monterey Bay Whale Watch, encountered the mammals last week about 11 miles from the harbor.

Off the coast of Monterey Bay, California, an extraordinary marine spectacle unfolded as more than 2,000 dolphins gathered in an exceptionally rare superpod. The pod, consisting of Northern right whale dolphins and Pacific white-sided dolphins,

A rare "super pod" of around 3,000 dolphins -- including the elusive northern right whale dolphin -- went out for a swim, with many leaping through into the air.