Dolphins defend swimmers from shark!!

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"A GROUP of swimmers has told how a pod of dolphins protected them from a great white shark off the north-eastern coast of New Zealand.

Rob Howes and three other lifeguards were on a training swim about 100m offshore at Ocean Beach near Whangarei when the dolphins raced in and herded the group together.

"I just recoiled. It was only about two metres away from me, the water was crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," he said, adding he then realised the dolphins had moved in to protect the swimmers.

The group were surrounded by the dolphins for 40 minutes before they were able to reach the shore."

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11472706%255E401,00.html

Great story. I love dolphins.

[Swede]

1. Cool. Now we owe them.eom

[realisticphish]

2. the dolphins

havent defended worth SHIT this season :)

and, to actually address the topic, goodbye, and thanks for all the fish...


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[RiffRandell]

3. Whee! Let 's capture them and teach them tricks!

Sarcasm on

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. dolphins RAWK

I've heard stories of them doing this before. They are probably smarter than us, just without the thumbs to be able to build stuff.

[RivetJoint]

16. Yeah, that's why they can read...

They're smart, but not THAT smart.

[FizzFuzz]

5. thats really neat! kind of makes me tear up.

Then I really tear up when I think how in return, we are destroying their home just as fast as we can.

:cry:

[bling bling]

11. RWers think god provided animals to us to use at our discretion

I know this because I have RW family members and they've said as much.

Another huge reason I am so depressed about Kerry "losing" the election. I believe that he and Theresa would have done everything they could to help protect the environment.

[FizzFuzz]

12. yes and yes, I agree with you on both counts.

Its so sad, I sometimes just start crying. Maybe more than just "sometimes".

I've heard the "stewardship" crap from fundies too.
god, they are so unevolved.

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. Thats a wonderful story! I love dolphins too

:D

[proud patriot]

7. I love the stories

:D My sons bus driver loves Dolphins , I'll have to tell
her about it .

[havocmom]

8. When I was a kid, a classmate was saved by a dolphin.

She got bounced out of a motorboat, hit her head. Grownups facing front didn't know she went overboard right away. Was close to the inlet, large rocks on the jetty. They found her, just coming around, on a rock just barely out of the water. Dolphin close by and stayed til she was picked up. She had odd, uniformly shaped bruises all over. Doctor said bruises matched the snout of a dolphin.

They are very kind and wise.

[thedailyshow]

9. awww, we don't deserve the protection of these kind creatures

[slutticus]

10. Another dolphin story...

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http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/4140/edition_id/75/format/html/displaystory.html

snip...
"Suddenly we heard him scream. We thought it was a joke at first. Dolphins never attack humans. Then we saw him leap in the air and blood stained the water all around him. We understood that he was being attacked by sharks."

One of the crew sped to Richardson's aid in a rubber boat. When he reached him, he saw the injured man being circled by three dolphins, who leaped into the air, smacked the water with their tails and flippers, and placed themselves between Richardson and the sharks.

Oz Goffman, director of the Israel Marine Mammal Research and Assistance Center in Haifa, said that such behavior is known in cases where dolphins are protecting their young from sharks.

[Cadence]

13. That's a great story!

[Frozen Hamster]

14. Really hate to say this but...

I think the dolphins didn't do this because they like humans, it's just they really friggin' hate sharks.

[RebelOne]

15. I agree.