Great video, Merc. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. It is great to be alive to learn that. Thank you very much Mercury !
(((((Mercury))))) Peace and best wishes. Xi On Mar 28, 1:25 am, Mercury <[email protected]> wrote: > The BEST Video on Youtube! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKwRW0l-Qk&feature=channel_page > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Mercury <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > At least that is what I think.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > HFA98ICAZFCWRICADBDUHZCA25EV5GCAU07IX3CAHRM633CA9H2YLSCAPY8R8KCA8GCO5SCALP4IW1CA3L09O9CAYLMNWJCAAGQ6ERCADKMTM7CAA8807DCAVM3EXPCA8GHKTYCAL2YUA9CAV9FY8R.jpg > 4KViewDownload- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
