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Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: GmanJoe on November 23, 2004, 12:15:55 PM: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4034383.stm

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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".

Let\'s see what Bobo has to say THIS TIME! :D
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 23, 2004, 12:21:49 PM: I hear stories like this all the time. Dolphins are just damn smart...
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: GmanJoe on November 23, 2004, 12:27:01 PM: Give a pair of arms and legs....and a neck, they\'d kick our asses.

They\'re also the only mammals that screw for pleasure besides humans.

I don\'t why I know that. Maybe it was that time I was swimming along peacefully and suddenly my ass hurt. Then I see Flipper do a back flip behind me. Anyway.....although I felt violated and somewhat cheap, I felt a need for cigarette afterwards. :p
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 23, 2004, 12:29:15 PM: Quote
I felt a need for cigarette afterwards.
...and some psychiatric help...
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: GmanJoe on November 23, 2004, 12:31:35 PM: No I don\'t! For that insult, I\'ll eat your liver with some chianti and fava beans!
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 23, 2004, 12:38:35 PM: Quote
I\'ll eat your liver with some chianti and fava beans!
And just a pinch of Ms. Dash :D
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: nO-One on November 23, 2004, 01:58:08 PM: Quote
Originally posted by EviscerationX
I hear stories like this all the time. Dolphins are just damn smart...

yeah, well of they\'re so smart how come they don\'t even wear clothes?
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 23, 2004, 02:14:38 PM: Quote
yeah, well of they\'re so smart how come they don\'t even wear clothes?
Because they don\'t have the proper appendages, and because you\'re smoking something potent ;)
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: unknown on November 23, 2004, 02:47:17 PM: I wish I had a dorsel fin.

Dolfins are very smart indeed, there also incestrious & masturbate with macarel.
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on November 23, 2004, 05:31:41 PM: lmao @ nO-One

Oh, and GMan, you\'re just lucky that that last thread was closed.. how could you misconstrue everything I say? GAH!!!~!!!1`1`

*head explodes*
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 23, 2004, 07:54:20 PM: :eek:!! *puts head back together*
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: ooseven on November 24, 2004, 02:04:01 AM: Quote
Originally posted by nO-One
yeah, well of they\'re so smart how come they don\'t even wear clothes?

I think Gman already answered your question when he said...

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Originally posted by GmanJoe

They\'re also the only mammals that screw for pleasure besides humans.

;)
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Paul2 on November 24, 2004, 03:09:18 AM: interesting story.
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 24, 2004, 03:27:20 AM: wtf does cats and dogs have to do with this? throw a dolphin on land and lets see how many people it saves.. hmph!
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Samwise on November 24, 2004, 07:44:10 AM: Dolphins kick ass.
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: MPTheory on November 24, 2004, 08:43:24 AM: I had a similar experience. Too bad Im too lazy to tell the story right now.
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Cyrus on November 24, 2004, 09:59:49 AM: Quote
Originally posted by MPTheory
I had a similar experience. Too bad Im too lazy to tell the story right now.

You were violated by a Dolphin???
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 24, 2004, 10:41:59 AM: Quote
You were violated by a Dolphin???
I think that\'s what he meant...
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Samwise on November 24, 2004, 10:55:11 AM: I, too, have been violated by dolphins. We should start a support group.

*hug*
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: unknown on November 24, 2004, 11:02:40 AM: I still wish I had a dorsel fin.
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 24, 2004, 11:18:27 AM: Like...a 9 inch dorsel fin??
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: GmanJoe on November 24, 2004, 11:23:32 AM: Quote
Originally posted by unknown
I still wish I had a dorsel fin.

But you had it surgically removed coz you couldn\'t sleep on yer stomach.
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: unknown on November 24, 2004, 12:21:09 PM: Quote
Originally posted by EviscerationX
Like...a 9 inch dorsel fin??

yea somewhere around there I would like to smack chicks bootys with it.

and gman I sleep on my back so it wouldnt be a problem.
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: Evi on November 24, 2004, 12:51:18 PM: I sleep on my back with a girl on the top. Girl blankets pwn regular blankets...
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on November 24, 2004, 01:32:56 PM: ^ is she really fat?
Title: Dolphins save swimmers from shark - a dog or a cat would have let them die.
Post by: JBean on November 24, 2004, 01:50:55 PM: I bet he gets lost in the folds