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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:43 AM Original message |
Dolphin rescues stranded whales |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. I love it! I love it! I love it! Great story. n/t |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. Will Moko the Dolphin please lead us out of this mess by Bush? |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 05:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. LOL! What would his job title be? I love animal stories, thanks, OP! |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. Stories like this always make me weepy, and this no exception! |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Glad to know I'm not a complete freak |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. lol! I'm way passed feeling silly about it and just embrace it. ((((Hugs))))) for your heart! :) |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Thanks |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. lol! Your welcome and thank you |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. black shorthaired cats. Gods of the universe. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. He was also a gift from the Universe. He came to my doorstep on Oct. 17th of last year |
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Alizaryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
4. How incredibly cool! |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
6. Moko for President!! |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. His altruism and hope is just a political ploy. eom |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Don't go playing the Bottlenose card! |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Geral-dingFerrarro: If Moko was a Great White, he wouldn't get such good press |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. and humans kill these intelligent creatures! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. My first thought was of the slaughter in Taiji every year. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. But humans kill other intelligent creatures for food. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Yes and that's a fucking shame... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
13. As a human blessed with the opportunity to make 'friends' with a wild dolphin, I'm not surprised. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Absolutely |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. can you tell us more about your experience? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. About 15 years ago, I spent a couple of weeks on a scuba diving vacation in Turks & Caicos ... |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. very cool story! |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Great story! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
54. Thanks |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
56. I have also been to that Club Med and seen Jojo, who hung out near the waterskiing dock at the time. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
58. How lucky. We, too, were at that Club Med some years ago with our boys. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Don't feel too bad... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. The whole idea of "human" motivation is a little silly. n/t |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. hi, sfexpat |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I wonder if other animals think of us as nearly apes or nearly doglike. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Care to elaborate? n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I mean that somehow we elevate our motives and manage |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. It's often a mistake to compare our insides to another's outsides. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 06:56 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Relating is a little bit like sonar, isn't it? |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. My dogs understand english quite well... |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 01:32 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Ah, gotcha. |
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Summer93 (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
18. Food for thought |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. Excellent Moko! |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
20. Lovely story... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
23. Way cool! |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. Just watched a BBC documentary about dophins saving humans from sharks. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-15-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
57. I also saw that show. It was amazing. Those dolphins definitely saved those lifeguards' lives. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. Animals are dumb |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
30. Dolphins rock! |
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ShadesOfGrey (646 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. Thanks for this... it made my day! n/t |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. That is one wonderful story! It has often been said that the whales and the |
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Peace Teacher (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
34. Humans could learn from the animal world. We all need help. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Was about to say the same thing. nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Welcome to DU, Peace Teacher. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. What a beautiful story |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. altho i guess i don't believe it, cute story ! |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. And why is this so unbelievable? |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 03:23 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Word nt |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-13-08 12:20 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. It has been pretty well documented that dolphins have an altruistic sense |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. I heard this story years ago. Just went to see if it was anywhere on the web, and here it is: |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
53. Oh my gosh, this is a wonderful story. |
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