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#3723959 - 01/24/13 02:36 PM Dolphin asks for help  
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Stunning video of a dolphin aproaching a group of divers. It's hard to imagine that it knew that only a human could help, but the video speaks for itself.



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#3723971 - 01/24/13 02:51 PM Re: Dolphin asks for help [Re: Farcaster]  
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Very very cool.

#3723976 - 01/24/13 03:06 PM Re: Dolphin asks for help [Re: Farcaster]  
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It's amazing that creatures such as these will overcome natural fear to allow themselves to be helped. Pilot whales, humpback and minke whales sometimes get tangled in fishing nets up here and will generally calmly allow humans to untangle them and even cut the nets off them.


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#3724178 - 01/24/13 07:23 PM Dolphin 'Asks divers for help'  
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#3724225 - 01/24/13 08:38 PM Re: Dolphin asks for help [Re: Farcaster]  
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Amazing video Farcaster. smile

Interesting information Archie. I had not heard that about the whales allowing themselves to be helped. I would have thought that there natural instinct after all the years of whaling would be to avoid humans at all costs.


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#3724246 - 01/24/13 09:08 PM Re: Dolphin 'Asks divers for help' [Re: RedToo]  
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Saw that on the news here. Awesomeness!

We humans must not make the mistake of thinking we're the only intelligent creatures on this planet.


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#3724248 - 01/24/13 09:14 PM Re: Dolphin 'Asks divers for help' [Re: Farcaster]  
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RedToo, I merged your thread into this previous one.


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#3724269 - 01/24/13 09:41 PM Re: Dolphin 'Asks divers for help' [Re: adlabs6]  
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Thanks Adlab, just seen the original post.

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#3724305 - 01/24/13 10:23 PM Re: Dolphin 'Asks divers for help' [Re: Farcaster]  
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That was very cool.


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#3724327 - 01/24/13 10:52 PM Re: Dolphin asks for help [Re: Farcaster]  
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Originally Posted By: Farcaster
Stunning video of a dolphin aproaching a group of divers. It's hard to imagine that it knew that only a human could help, but the video speaks for itself.


Interesting! Thank you for sharing this unique situation within nature.


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#3724648 - 01/25/13 01:19 PM Re: Dolphin asks for help [Re: Farcaster]  
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Interesting information Archie. I had not heard that about the whales allowing themselves to be helped. I would have thought that there natural instinct after all the years of whaling would be to avoid humans at all costs.


There is quite an industry out here in "whale watching". The more adventurous types can go sea kayaking as well. Whales generally show no fear of boats or people. They generally just ignore them but sometimes curious ones will just lie on the surface and "watch the watchers".

here's a short clip from the CBC about getting whales out of fishing nets.

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NL/Web+Exclusive/ID/1476529632/?page=18


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#3725201 - 01/26/13 01:37 AM Re: Dolphin asks for help [Re: Farcaster]  
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Wish they could have gotten the hook out of the dolphin.
Wonder if it will eventually just rust away, I'd like to think so........
Yeah, they're mammals, whales, dolphins.....seems to be a connection they know about.
Maybe we should 'get it' too, I mean ALL of us.


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