Beluga whale carries struggling diver to surface (with picture)

[Lorax7844]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25856885-401,00.html?

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6769370,00.jpg


A DROWNING diver has a beluga whale to thank for helping to save her life after her legs were paralysed by cramps.

[Shell Beau]

1. They are such beautiful creatures.

[alsame]

2. What a wonderful story that illustrates how much we are

connected to all living things.

[Vidar]

3. Wow!

[TK421]

4. Further testament to just how intelligent these animals are

and we repay them HOW?

[Orrex]

8. Whatever.

If they were that smart, they'd have killed us all by now.


And who could blame them?

[TK421]

12. I wouldn't blame them....n/t

[hedgehog]

5. This calls for a soundtrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mfgxNaPwZw

[nytemare]

6. Awww.

:cry:

[grace0418]

7. Amazing. Thank you for posting this.

I will share it as well. How wonderful and beautiful.

[petronius]

9. Are you sure that's not "Whale bites off swimmer's foot"?

"Likes taste, goes back for more."

:shrug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. Beautiful!

Makes me want to find a whale to save...

[tigereye]

11. hmm, I wonder if the whales do that with their young to help the young

learn to get air from the surface or are in distress... that's very cool.

[Lionel Mandrake]

20. I read somewhere that dolphins do this.

And it wouldn't surprise me to hear that other whales behave similarly.

[pokerfan]

13. Cetaceans have a natural affinity for humans

More proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOi_AC3o_iw

[Lorax7844]

14. Glad to hear you guys liked the link

I saw it and just had to share.

[flvegan]

15. Shame we don't share the same sort of compassion.

The same lack of ego of our "lesser" creatures on this planet.

[leeroysphitz]

16. So why didn't the guy with the camera swim over and help him out?

What an asshole.

[Lorax7844]

17. they say in the article that no one knew what was going on

[astral]

19. diver was a girl

[ashling]

18. You think that's something?

What about the whale that took the picture?

:rofl: