Dolphins kept vigil on Irishman's body

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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0618/1224299153876.html

A GRIEVING mother said yesterday that she drew comfort at her son’s funeral yesterday after learning that a pod of dolphins had kept a vigil on his body after his fatal accident in Australia.

Shaun McBride, from Co Donegal, died in a tragic accident less than two weeks ago in Dampier, Western Australia, when scaffolding collapsed into the water beneath him.

He was buried after a funeral Mass in St Columba’s church in Burtonport.

His mother, Sylvia, said the remarkably affectionate scene which rescuers witnessed had a special poignancy as her son had a huge attachment to dolphins as a young child.

[midnight]

1. I wish we could return the favor to these thoughtful animals.

[AC_Mem]

2. If Humans

had half the compassion of our dolphin friends, we would be a much greater world.

Wonderful story.

Annette

[Tom_Foolery]

7. If dolphins ever develop avarice and ego...

they will become us.

[Exilednight]

3. Sometimes I wonder who is higher on the rungs of evolution. n/t

[NOLALady]

5. Taint us.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. Definately a middle rung on the ladder.

:rofl:

[3waygeek]

8. In the words of the late Douglas Adams...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much...the wheel, New York, wars and so on...while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man...for precisely the same reason.

[ImNotTed]

22. That's right

Even though I've never been an Adams fan, he certainly nailed it there.

[NYC_SKP]

9. Dogs are.

Dolphins are nice, too.

[CatWoman]

18. nut uh

my cats vehemently disagree!! :hi:

[NYC_SKP]

19. Time out!

Take five:

[CatWoman]

20. ....

:)

:hug:

[NOLALady]

4. Moving.

“And there was one dolphin that was using its nose to try to lift the body up to the surface."

[roguevalley]

14. this world is more spiritual than we know. the links we share at

some level among all of us have to be acknowledged. they were showing we all are one. bless their beautiful souls and what a blessing for the mom and family to know his soul was in good hands when it moved on.

[Cetacea]

6. Cue the "dolphins are rapists" crowd

http://www.beatricebiologist.com/2011/06/dolphin-sexual-harassment.html

ps. Thanks for the link. :)

[supernova]

11. I suspect dolphin personalities

come in all flavors, just like people. Some are the sweetest creatures you'd ever want to meet, others are assholes. I have no science to back this up, it's just a feeling I get.

[Motown_Johnny]

25. Well maybe if the females didn't dress so provocatively

:sarcasm:

[JNelson6563]

10. Very sweet.

A nice thing for the mom to have in this tragedy.

Julie

[MoonRiver]

13. This seems to demonstrate that dolphins have more "humanity" than humans.

We torture, kill and enslave these beings, yet they do what they can to save us. Sentient doesn't even begin to describe these wonderful creatures. I believe we can learn many ethical lessons from them.

[okasha]

15. Sentient, sapeint

and ought to have the full protection of international law at the same level as we talking apes.

[MoonRiver]

17. Yes, but I don't think apes have that much international protection.

[suffragette]

16. Thanks for posting this touching article

K&R

[G_j]

21. thank you

my heart got a needed lift...

[amborin]

23. K&R eta: and thanks for posting this!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

24. Dolphins are magnificent mystical, magical beings. There is no

doubt in my mind about that.

Now if only we could be as evolved.