Stricken dolphin who 'asked' Hawaii diver for help
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A dolphin tangled in fishing line sought help from a diver in the waters of Hawaii.
The amazing encounter on January 11 was captured on video and the diver, Keller Laros, spent the better part of eight minutes tending to the needy mammal who readily accepted the help.
Mr Laros was leading a group of snorkelers for a manta ray dive experience off the Big Island's Kona International Airport when the dolphin squealed out.
The diver explained, 'The way he came right up and pushed himself into me there was no question this dolphin was there for help.'
The group were enjoying the aquatic sights when suddenly they heard a dolphin cry and the bottlenose dolphin swam in their direction.
Mr Larostold KITV how he soon noticed that the dolphin's movements were inhibited because it was entangled in fishing line and a hook was lodged in its pectoral fin.
The mammal allowed the human to work to help the dolphin break free.
'I was trying to unwrap it, I got the line fishing hook out of the pectoral fin. There was a line coming out of his mouth. But, the line wrapped around his pectoral fin was so tight and he had cuts both front and aft,' said Laros.
'I was worried if I tugged on it, it might hurt him more. I was able to cut the fishing line and unwrap it.'
The diver said that the animal patiently and calmly allowed him to work to remove the fishing line.
'I've had bottlenose dolphins approach me a lot of times and they are really smart animals,' Laros, Laros, a professional scuba instructor and Manta Ray researcher, explained.
Mr Laros did remove the fishing hook and clipped the line that was near the mouth but as other divers joined Laros and tried to remove more fishing line, the mammal swam off and did not return.
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heard of dolphins help people before, but dolphins approach humans for help... hmmm... so smart...
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Originally posted by SG.AdultsCircle.com:
heard of dolphins help people before, but dolphins approach humans for help... hmmm... so smart...
.....that's right, dolphins are smart. Look at all the fantastic tricks they perform in sea world resort all around the world.
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Originally posted by NeverSayGoodBye:
.....that's right, dolphins are smart. Look at all the fantastic tricks they perform in sea world resort all around the world.
That's slavery, not intelligence at work.
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
That's slavery, not intelligence at work.
......it's not so straight forward. Thousands of dolphins are slaughter every year in rituals killing in various part of the world, namely japan and denmark. Thousands more drown caught in drift nettings lay out by fishermen. As long as the dolphins are well taken care of during captivity, it's by no means consider slavery compare to what they're exposed in the wild
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Originally posted by NeverSayGoodBye:
......it's not so straight forward. Thousands of dolphins are slaughter every year in rituals killing in various part of the world, namely japan and denmark. Thousands more drown caught in drift nettings lay out by fishermen. As long as the dolphins are well taken care of during captivity, it's by no means consider slavery compare to what they're exposed in the wild
I beg to differ...This reasoning is ... ... ... flawed...
A free santuctuary, yes, i agree... In captivity, no...
It is not right just to force other to live according to our will just becoz we think tat it is better for them...
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
I beg to differ...This reasoning is ... ... ... flawed...
A free santuctuary, yes, i agree... In captivity, no...
It is not right just to force other to live according to our will just becoz we think tat it is better for them...
......sanctuary are a designated compound more suitable for animals like koala bears or orang utans whereby you can control and supervise easily. A sanctuary in the big wide ocean is not feasible, especially more so for dolphins. They swim miles and miles, not easy to track them.
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Originally posted by NeverSayGoodBye:
......sanctuary are a designated compound more suitable for animals like koala bears or orang utans whereby you can control and supervise easily. A sanctuary in the big wide ocean is not feasible, especially more so for dolphins. They swim miles and miles, not easy to track them.
*Tap 4 land, Activate Trap Card "Self-pawn"U say they swim for miles and miles... would a captivity enclosure provide enuff space?
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
*Tap 4 land, Activate Trap Card "Self-pawn"U say they swim for miles and miles... would a captivity enclosure provide enuff space?
i feel extremely sad whenever i see birds in cages.
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Originally posted by dragg:
i feel extremely sad whenever i see birds in cages.
Suddenly u reminded me of my "bird-in-cage" thread... -
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
*Tap 4 land, Activate Trap Card "Self-pawn"U say they swim for miles and miles... would a captivity enclosure provide enuff space?
.....back to your question on sanctuary. It's more or less like a fix place, animals put into can't go far. A sanctuary for dolphins is no different from dolphins in captivity.