Baby misbehaving

This evening we skimmed out with nature enthusiasts to bird, photograph and meet our dolphins. We found our dolphins right away working their way in from the gulf. It was Canopener, finally after months of being on her high matriarchal route she is back and will stay for the summer to nurture the mothers with new babies here.
As we headed towards her group and we were still a good distance when we realized she was with a mother having some trouble with a new baby. All of a sudden the water exploded near our boat as the baby must have come towards us and the mother and Canopener took matters into their own hands and literally tossed the baby into the air and sandwiched the baby between them after a few good tosses to manage this feisty little fellow.
In the ten years I have been with these dolphins and have watched Canopener teach the ways of the elders to the new mothers , I have never seen this explosive behavior where the baby just sped off like a torpedo and had to be raced after and tossed around with some force to get the baby to behave. The mother, Reagan, gave the baby a few tail slaps of warning to behave and Canopener and the mother slipped away with the baby in check. We were all in awe of this new experience of how stern these mothers and grandmothers can be with a new born that has mind of its own.
It took my breath away and as we slipped into South Bay to admire shore birds in the setting sunlight , I could not help but think of how the mothers manage their youngsters and how much effort is put into their upbringing on a daily basis just as we do with our youngsters. I also wished I had had my video to capture this event of film instead of photos to be able to capture the motion and power of these mammals of the sea.