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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKwRW0l-Qk&feature=channel_page On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Mercury <kevys...@gmail.com> wrote: > > More!! Be sure to read the very last sentence! > > Dolphins prevent NZ shark attack > > > A group of swimmers has told how a pod of dolphins protected them from > a great white shark off New Zealand's coast. > > The lifeguards were training at a beach near Whangarei on the North > Island when they were menaced by a 3-metre shark, before the dolphins > raced in to help. > > The swimmers were surrounded by the dolphins for 40 minutes before > they were able to make it safely back to the beach. > > Marine biologists say such altruistic behaviour is not uncommon in > dolphins. > > > Lifeguard Rob Howes was in the water with two colleagues and his > teenage daughter. > > > It was an uncomfortable experience, as they were circled by a great > white shark, which came within a couple of metres. > > He said around half a dozen dolphins suddenly appeared and herded the > swimmers together. The mammals swam in tight circles to create a > defensive barrier as the great white lurked under the surface. > > The swimmers said the dolphins were extremely agitated and repeatedly > slapped the water with their tails, presumably to try to deter the > predator as it cruised nearby. > > The drama happened in New Zealand three weeks ago, but only now are > the lifeguards telling their story. > > It is a day they will never forget, especially for one of the > swimmers, who was on her first day as a volunteer. > > They have no doubt that the dolphins acted deliberately to protect > them. > > Researchers have said they are not surprised. A marine biologist > insisted that dolphins, which are considered to be one of the most > intelligent mammals, "like to help the helpless". > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4034383.stm > > On Mar 27, 8:13 pm, Mercury <kevys...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dolphins save surfer from becoming shark’s bait >> A pod of bottlenose dolphins helped protect the severely injured >> boarder >> >> Surfer Todd Endris needed a miracle. The shark — a monster great white >> that came out of nowhere — had hit him three times, peeling the skin >> off his back and mauling his right leg to the bone. >> >> That’s when a pod of bottlenose dolphins intervened, forming a >> protective ring around Endris, allowing him to get to shore, where >> quick first aid provided by a friend saved his life. >> >> “Truly a miracle,” Endris told TODAY’s Natalie Morales on Thursday. >> >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21689083/ >> >> Think again! >> >> On Mar 26, 7:50 pm, silver <fourthofjuly2...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > At least that is what I think.- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to world-thread@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to world-thread+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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