Why do dolphins create air rings and how do they defy buoyancy?

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Hello,

I apologize in advance if this is the wrong section, it seemed the most appropriate

Dolphins are able to produce rings of air which seem to counteract buoyancy by rotating ( I'm assuming rotation )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT-fctr32pE

How and why is this true ?

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They don't counteract buoyancy, they are held in place by a whirlpool - and only for a limited time.

I am moving it to physics, it fits there much better.