Dolphins can herd too - and protect humans
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
July 19, 2020 2:10pm CST
Was just perusing the internet outside of mylot (I do this from time to time, you should try it - it's informative) 
Anyway, I came across an article from several years ago now about a few people in New Zealand that were protected by a group of dolphins. Four people were out swimming in the ocean, including a small child when a group of dolphins appeared and began to herd the humans into a circle. One of the people tried to swim away, but the dolphins herded him back within the circle and for good reason.
A great white shark was close by and seemed rather interested in the family. Luckily the dolphin's didn't seem inclined to leave anytime soon as they circled the family for about forty minutes.
I though that was pretty cool 
, though it seems dolphins are used to protecting themselves and their own young from the predators.
Anyway, I came across an article from several years ago now about a few people in New Zealand that were protected by a group of dolphins. Four people were out swimming in the ocean, including a small child when a group of dolphins appeared and began to herd the humans into a circle. One of the people tried to swim away, but the dolphins herded him back within the circle and for good reason.
A great white shark was close by and seemed rather interested in the family. Luckily the dolphin's didn't seem inclined to leave anytime soon as they circled the family for about forty minutes.
I though that was pretty cool , though it seems dolphins are used to protecting themselves and their own young from the predators.12 people like this
10 responses
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
19 Jul 20
I think they are nice animals. They seem to like people.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 Jul 20
They seem to be easily trainable as well.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
Oh wow so they have been known to help humans for thousands of years.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
@LadyDuck Oh that brought chills to me.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
21 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I loved to study Greek and Roman mythology when I went to college.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 Jul 20
They really were. It seems as if they came out of nowhere.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 Jul 20
Dolphins are amazing creatures and so majestic too. I didn't know they did that either, but apparently (from the article I read) it wasn't the first time they've done that for humans.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
20 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum That is amazing
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
@gr8nana6 It really is. Though I have heard that sometimes dolphins are really pains in the butts.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
Yes, I think it's amazing what they did. I believe I'd read somewhere once before that dolphins have the same cognizance in dogs in that they can recognize a human they've seen before. I don't think they've seen these humans before, but if they ever did again.. maybe they'd recognize them.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
@thelme55 Nature is amazing. I've never quite understood those who study ocean life, but I'm beginning to understand why they might.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
20 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum That is indeed amazing. I didn´t know that.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
19 Jul 20
Dolphins are very protective of humans. They remind me of dogs.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
@LindaOHio Though, aren't Otters also considered the Ocean's canine? I think maybe because of their "barking"
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jul 20
that is good to know. dolphins are sociable mammals and i think they see the danger lurking to the family they protected in the form of the shark.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
Yes, I think it was an instinctive type of thing. They knew what could happen and they wanted to protect.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 Jul 20
Right. They are majestic creatures, and apparently protective too.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
@CarolDM Hmm. I"m not even sure we have dolphins at our zoo. It's been forever since I've been.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum One of my favorites at the zoo to visit.
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