paisley Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Dolphins sounds like it should be an enquirer story but apperently seems true, saved a family of four by herding them together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I've heard of this sort of thing happening before. Dolphins are really amazing animals, and I don't think we really know their true intelligence. For some weird reason sometimes feel a bond with us and try to protect us. On a related note, one time I slipped in the shower and a group of dolphins helped me back to my feet.....and then they washed my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 football players...... is there nothing they cannot do??? :: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 [color:"purple"]Hey Dan, that's a pretty ring on your finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 BACK OFF DAN BOOCHE! You've been warned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 that is such an awesome story. thanks paisley! dolphins fricken rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Dolphins rule :: When I worked on a schooner in California the dolphins would all gather along side...lookin at us and pretty much freakin us out cause they obviously wanted something... eventually we figured out that they wanted us to go faster so that they could criss cross jump the bow wake! So we would work our tails off making that 180 foot, 555 grosse tonnes of schooner move...the dolphins would criss,cross in all their glory....then we would stop givenr to watch, the vessel would slow and back along side lookin at us they would be....back to our stations we would go repeating all.... jebus dolphins are cool. :: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingbear Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 sorry all but am a bit skeptical of the whole thing. altruism hasn't really been shown to be much of a trait that perpetuates through evolutionary time. maybe they thought the people were baby dolphins? some reflex maybe? how many people here would put themselves between a grizzly bear and a dolphin on land? There are no doubt people who would, and of course people who dedicate their lives to helping animals. I just have a hard time understanding the why (based on ecology and evolutionary understandings of animal behaviour, not based on the love, kindness and interconnectedness of all things that exists of course!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonberry Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 I'm also skeptical... Dolphins would rather stick a blade between the shoulder blades of a higher mammal than take a bullet for them... so what gives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 The only dolphins I give a sh!t about are the ones in my tuna sandwich. YUMMY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 how many people here would put themselves between a grizzly bear and a dolphin on land? Personally, if I found a dolphin that managed to get itself far enough onto land that it crossed paths with a grizzly, I would definitely be rescuing him. I'd keep him in a tank with my singing frog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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