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| Absolute Fan   Joined: Apr 2003
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| Dolphins save four people from shark attack. Dolphins Protect New Zealand Swimmers from Shark WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A pod of dolphins circled protectively round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack by a great white shark, media reported on Tuesday. Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and Helen Slade were swimming 300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New Zealand's North Island when the dolphins herded them -- apparently to protect them from a shark. "They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by doing tight circles around us," Howes told the New Zealand Press Association (NZPA). Howes tried to drift away from the group, but two of the bigger dolphins herded him back just as he spotted a nine-foot great white shark swimming toward the group. "I just recoiled. It was only about 2 m away from me, the water was crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," Howes said, referring to a distance of 6 feet. "They had corralled us up to protect us," he said. The lifesavers spent the next 40 minutes surrounded by the dolphins before they could safely swim back to shore. The incident happened on October 30, but the lifesavers kept the story to themselves until now. Environment group Orca Research said dolphins attacked sharks to protect themselves and their young, so their actions in protecting the lifesavers was understandable. "They could have sensed the danger to the swimmers and taken action to protect them," Orca's Ingrid Visser told NZPA. __________________ -James- Who's the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him? - Obi Wan Kenobi (Star Wars Ep.IV A New Hope, 1977) | |||
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| Total Fan  Joined: Jul 2000
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| Ok I posted this same article when you did  I'll go close my thread.Anyway, I thought this was such a cool story. __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer. --Bruce Graham | |||
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| Moderator Support Team   | Aren't dolphins just the best? *stares at avatar* __________________ "...but I still like to think there is something about Pacey and me that no one can ever quite touch." Last edited by NikNak; 11-24-2004 at 11:03 PM. | |||
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| Passionate Fan Joined: Mar 2000
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| I love dolphins. I hear they can heal wounds.because their sonar heals us or something...and they always love to help us out..its like we have a connection with them..because we are both mammals. __________________ This space for rent. | |||
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| Extreme Fan Joined: Feb 2001
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| Very cool story. I've never seen a dolphin in real life though.  __________________ quaeque ipse miserrima vidi et quorum pars magna fui (All these terrible things I saw, a great part of which I was) - Virgil, The Aeneid | |||
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| Supreme Fan  Joined: Aug 2001
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| I love dolphins too, I think they are amazing creatures.  | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Feb 2002
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| Dolphins rule man! We get ourselves in the dumbest situations and they still come to help us out. __________________ I wish I was half electronic the last shreds of skin are in the sweet sunlight and I've turned into this smiling, snarling monster as I watch the walls descend as I watch the walls descend like stars | |||
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| Passionate Fan Joined: Mar 2000
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| They are like dogs..they love unconditionally __________________ This space for rent. | |||
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| Passionate Fan  Joined: Dec 2001
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| Awww, yay for dolphins! That's so cool. But sharks, yeah that's gonna help me go swimming in the ocean again sometime soon. | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Apr 2001
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| Too cool. It's nice to get some NICE, GOOD news. __________________ "Well, I was born Mary Patterson but then I got married, so naturally I took my husband's name, and now I'm Neil Patterson." How many times have you walked out in front of a bus, been knocked over, and killed? It's pretty frustrating, isn't it? VOTE HOUSE! | |||
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| Supreme Fan Joined: Aug 2001
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| It was on the cover of today's paper (Wellington) and the guy said the reason they kept it quiet until now was because they didn't want the shark to be hunted. It also had some little side notes about other incidents in which dolphins had saved human lives, whether from sharks, drowning or getting lost in the water.  | |||
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| Passionate Fan Joined: Mar 2000
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Dolphins for some reason are all about helping us out __________________ This space for rent. | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest  Joined: Dec 2000
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| Go flipper  __________________  I love Shannon | |||
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| Moderator Support Team | Quote:
I swam with dolphins while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico. Simply, one of the most amazing experiences EVER. And, I just love hearing stories like this about them. It makes me adore them even more. __________________ "...but I still like to think there is something about Pacey and me that no one can ever quite touch." Last edited by NikNak; 11-24-2004 at 11:02 PM. | |||
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<--- NOT a dog lover here, just the opposite. But I used to love watching Flipper. That is one cool animal. Dolphins do awesome tricks. The only time I saw them was at the Minnesota State Zoo. They did a really cool show...dang they can jump high! | |||
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