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I love stories like this:

Dolphins Protect Swimmers From Great White

A pod of dolphins circled protectively round a
group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an
attack by a great white shark.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=6895591

saw this on the BBC too. its not the first time i've heard of it too...

When my grandad was posted to India in WW2 his barracks were located across the bay from a resteraunt where all the troops met up. they could get a truck to go there but on the way back they either had to walk round the bay (about 10miles) or swim across (20mins). There were at least a dozen occasions where the dolphins in the bay kept sharks away from my grandad and his companions.

that's pretty amusing. I know dolphins are recognized as one of the more intelligent species out there. Maybe they think of us as pets when we're in the water.

Incidently. Ocean Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches (decent surf too) you'll ever be likely to see (Matai Bay, which is further North is THE most beautiful). I lived near there (Ngunguru to be exact), and when I went out Kayaking I saw Dolphins quite often. Orcas, Whales and Stingrays could be spotted fairly frequently too - unfortunately I never saw them close up. Well apart from almost standing on a stingray once when I went for a swim, but that doesn't count cause I wasn't looking for it.

Sorry, can't find a pic of Ocean's, but click on this link and you'll see a pic of Whale bay, which is about 20-30km north.
http://www.fotofinders.com/portfolio/ff/thumbs_display.asp?categ=188&MemberID=58

Whale bay is a close second to Matai bay.
Here's a whole lot someone took of Matai bay, on their holiday:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~goodman/Pictures/NZSummer/Files/29july0002.html
And that's in the middle of Winter (though I've swum during then and it's still warm). Good fishing too.

Just found a pic of Ocean Beach:
http://members.shaw.ca/travel2/auckn.htm
scroll down almost to the bottom. It's on the right. The Islands in the background are the Hen and Chickens, which are about 25km offshore.


Just in case you're interested.

that's pretty amusing. I know dolphins are recognized as one of the more intelligent species out there. Maybe they think of us as pets when we're in the water.

'Help the helpless"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4034383.stm

Well in most cases dolphins are intilligent and friendly. But look out for young and horny maledolphins that is lonely. I heard of a norwegian guy who got atack by a dolphin like that and tried to rape him (don't now if the dolphin had though about how it should work). But sadly I don't have any link to the news.

Well in most cases dolphins are intilligent and friendly. But look out for young and horny maledolphins that is lonely. I heard of a norwegian guy who got atack by a dolphin like that and tried to rape him (don't now if the dolphin had though about how it should work). But sadly I don't have any link to the news.
:eek:

And to think the Americans are using them as minesweepers. Assholes. :mad:

I love stories like this:

Dolphins Protect Swimmers From Great White

A pod of dolphins circled protectively round a
group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an
attack by a great white shark.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=6895591

The story continues...

"Once it became apparent the sharks had been frightened off the dolphins turned on the swimmers and bludgened them to death using their noses as powerful battering rams. Scientists at the University of Auckland, using advanced animal language decoding devices, were able to translate portions of the dolphin sounds as, "free the Seaworld 7," "no more tricks for fish," and "god damned flaming hoops."

Well in most cases dolphins are intilligent and friendly. But look out for young and horny maledolphins that is lonely. I heard of a norwegian guy who got atack by a dolphin like that and tried to rape him (don't now if the dolphin had though about how it should work). But sadly I don't have any link to the news.

There was a book out several years ago, by scientist Carl Sagan ( now deceased ), which included an account of a female marine researcher who had sex with one of the dolphins she was studying. Not for everyone, I'm sure, but at least interesting.

I've heard of dolphins nuzzling a particular area of a human body and then doctors will discover a tumor in the same spot the dolphins nuzzled.

I love dolphins. I don't like using them as minesweepers though. :mad:

Dolphins Kick Fucking Ass.

I love stories like this:

Dolphins Protect Swimmers From Great White

A pod of dolphins circled protectively round a
group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an
attack by a great white shark.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=6895591

In related news, Ricky Williams still getting high.

I've heard of dolphins nuzzling a particular area of a human body and then doctors will discover a tumor in the same spot the dolphins nuzzled.

Some scientist speculate that dolphins may be able to use their sonar navigation to effectively 'see' the insides of a creature - just like those ultra sound scanners in a hospital. They have been known to attack other creatures with deadly acuracy, aiming for the heart, and some think this is due to them using sonar to target vital organs.

And to think the Americans are using them as minesweepers. Assholes. :mad:

The Navy has been training marine mammals—including beluga, pilot and killer whales—for a variety of tasks since the 1960s.

These mines are specifically set up not to detonate when dolphins, sharks and other fishes swim by, otherwise they'd be going off all the time. The mines pick up magnetic signals and detonate when a large mass of metal, such as a naval vessel, passes overhead.

Over 30 years and many hundreds of thousands of instances of releasing dolphins, untethered, to locate dummy mines in the open ocean, no more than seven animals have failed to return to their handlers, according to Navy figures.

Many years ago, the Navy had developed a plan to use dolphins to attach nuclear explosives onto enemy ships. There was a old movie about it in the 70's, but I can't recall the name of it.

Not only are we using dolphins to find mines, but we are also using sea lions to catch enemies swimming near our ships. I have no problem with either.

I've heard of dolphins nuzzling a particular area of a human body and then doctors will discover a tumor in the same spot the dolphins nuzzled.

I love dolphins. I don't like using them as minesweepers though. :mad:

Well, that's what they get for giving us cancer... :D





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