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New Zealand dolphin rescues beached whales
BBC News ^
| 12th March 2008
| BBC News
Posted on 03/12/2008 9:36:48 AM PDT by the scotsman
'A dolphin has come to the rescue of two whales which had become stranded on a beach in New Zealand.
Conservation officer Malcolm Smith told the BBC that he and a group of other people had tried in vain for an hour and a half to get the whales to sea.
The pygmy sperm whales had repeatedly beached, and both they and the humans were tired and set to give up, he said.
But then the dolphin appeared, communicated with the whales, and led them to safety.
The bottlenose dolphin, called Moko by local residents, is well known for playing with swimmers off Mahia beach on the east coast of the North Island.'
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society
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To: the scotsman
Not a fluke. They’re smart animals.
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:38:09 AM PDT
by
swain_forkbeard
(Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
To: the scotsman
For “Moko’s” next trick, he’ll tune up a 1969 Buick Riviera!
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:39:32 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("Americans never quit." Douglas MacArthur)
To: the scotsman
Saw one save a cow once.
To: swain_forkbeard
They are God’s dogs of the sea—whales best friends.
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:41:41 AM PDT
by
DallasDeb
((a.k.a. USAFA2006Mom!))
To: the scotsman
Great story. Hope it gets presented on other network news broadcasts.
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:45:24 AM PDT
by
ProCivitas
(Pro-America = Pro-Family + Fair Trade)
To: the scotsman
What a nice story! Animals Rule!
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:45:32 AM PDT
by
GinaLolaB
(=^..^=)
To: the scotsman
I hope the dolphins can save polar bears stranding on broken ice pads resulting from global warming!
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:48:59 AM PDT
by
11th Commandment
(Elect Conservatives- if you don't vote for McCain, at least work to elect conservatives!)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:50:21 AM PDT
by
RDTF
(Go AEGIS!)
To: RexBeach
For “Moko’s” next trick, he’ll tune up a 1969 Buick Riviera!I thought, Sinister *HIC!* Ted "Swimmer" *HIC!* Kenned(runk)y, drove a Green Oldsmobile, off the bridge.
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:52:06 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: 11th Commandment
Maybe we can get Moko to lead Al Gore out to sea.
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:53:26 AM PDT
by
HardStarboard
(Take No Prisoners - We're Out Of Qurans)
To: HardStarboard
ROFL.
From your keyboard, direct to God or mother nature’s ear.
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:58:30 AM PDT
by
garyhope
(Fellini fan, Client 8 1/2)
To: swain_forkbeard
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posted on
03/12/2008 9:59:41 AM PDT
by
Argus
(Obama: All turban and no goats.)
To: skinkinthegrass
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posted on
03/12/2008 10:01:09 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("Americans never quit." Douglas MacArthur)
To: the scotsman
He said that the whales have not been seen since...
Hmmm...
They've never been seen again?
Moko, what did you do to them whales?
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posted on
03/12/2008 10:06:18 AM PDT
by
adorno
To: the scotsman
Big deal, The vaunted US Army rescues whales all the time!
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posted on
03/12/2008 10:13:38 AM PDT
by
GunnyHartman
(Proud Infidel)
To: swain_forkbeard
Not a fluke. They’re smart animals.I am not so sure. Why are "the smartest animals" frequently found in fishermen's nets? Are they not smart enough to know what the heck a net is? I never understood how the "smartest animals" could find their way in a stoo-pid tuna net.....
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posted on
03/12/2008 10:51:06 AM PDT
by
China Clipper
(My favorite animal is whatever is on my plate at that time)
To: China Clipper
Maybe they do it on porpoise.
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posted on
03/12/2008 10:56:10 AM PDT
by
swain_forkbeard
(Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
To: China Clipper
Tell you what... we'll dump you in the water and then pull up a half-mile long tuna net under you and see how you fare. Yeah, those nets are really that gigantic:
take a look at a few, remembering that a fathom is 6 ft.
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posted on
03/12/2008 11:00:58 AM PDT
by
Meglos
To: HardStarboard
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posted on
03/12/2008 11:03:17 AM PDT
by
PfromHoGro
(Cherish the Farve)
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