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New Zealand dolphin rescues beached whales:
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.
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Mr Smith said he felt fortunate to have witnessed the extraordinary event, and was delighted for the whales, as in the past he has had to put down animals which have become beached. He said that the whales have not been seen since, but that the dolphin had returned to its usual practice of playing with swimmers in the bay.
“I shouldn’t do this I know, we are meant to remain scientific,” Mr Smith said, “but I actually went into the water with the dolphin and gave it a pat afterwards because she really did save the day.”
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March 13th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
It’s amazing! I have heard that dolphins can save a person from drowning and that they are very smart. But whales… Is it an unique occurrence?
July 30th, 2008 at 5:04 am
This dolphin [ a young male bottlenose] is something special. I have spent 7 hours in the water with him in the last 7 months. I don’t really believe myself the things we get up to! But when a so-called wild dolphin comes up and rests his head on your chest and ‘talks’ to you then you start to wonder if you are dreaming. But after 6 hours he started taking me for rides, me sitting just in front of his dorsal fin and behind his blowhole -an ‘arm-chair’ ride. aroha Dave