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Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Save The Dolphins
Another reason to eat dolphin-safe tuna:
Lifesavers Rob Howes, his 15-year-old daughter Niccy, Karina Cooper and Helen Slade were swimming 100 metres (300 feet) off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New Zealand's North Island when [a pod of] dolphins herded them -- apparently to protect them from a shark.
"They started to herd us up, they pushed all four of us together by doing tight circles around us," Howes told the New Zealand Press Association (NZPA).
Howes tried to drift away from the group, but two of the bigger dolphins herded him back just as he spotted a three-meter (nine feet) great white shark swimming towards the group.
"I just recoiled. It was only about 2 meters (6 feet) away from me, the water was crystal clear and it was as clear as the nose on my face," Howes said.
"They had corralled us up to protect us," he said.
Environmentalism can save your life.
ntodd
November 23, 2004 | Permalink
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Comments
Wouldn't it be easier to kill all the sharks?
Just kidding. Here's a move by the Bush administration we can all be happy about.
Posted by: Hubris | Nov 23, 2004 10:08:43 AM
Now that's a cool story!
I'll bet the nooner is jealous.
Posted by: four legs good | Nov 23, 2004 2:16:19 PM
Four legs good, three fins better, huh? :)
I don't eat tuna (or any fish) anyhow, but this is a nice snippet of news indeed.
Posted by: TheaLogie | Nov 23, 2004 3:37:30 PM
why???
Posted by: Anonymous | Jan 10, 2005 12:34:02 PM
Buy me stuff off my 
