Sunday, September 6, 2009

Dolphins save human from Sharks

In New Zealand or any other areas for that matter, dolphins usually swim next to humans or play with each other. This time, they decided to do something different, a story that will make us smile and think about these adorable creatures.

People sawMoko, a bottlenose dolphin swim to two stranded whales and guiding them back to safety. According to a New Zealand Conservation Department worker, twowhales - a mother and her calf - were stranded off Mahia Beach, rescuers trying for more than an hour to get them to safety. Workers were even thinking about euthanizing them, to prevent a prolonged death. “They kept getting disorientated and stranding again,” said Smith, who was among the rescuers. “They obviously couldn’t find their way back past (the sandbar) to the sea.”

But help came from Moko. It approached the two whales and lead them along the beach and through a channel out to the open sea.“Moko just came flying through the water and pushed in between us and the whales,” Juanita Symes, another rescuer, told the Associated Press. “She got them to head toward the hill, where the channel is. It was an amazing experience.”
The gesture is even more surprizing since, according to rescuers, it was the first inter-species helping technique they have seen.

I've always wish to interact with Dolphins ever since i was a child. Dolphins are gentle sea animals who are kind to humans. I’ve read stories about how dolphins saved the lives of many surfers. It’s interesting to know that they are able to sense humans who are in danger.


Here's a video of Dolphin Ucil and me. =>