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Bowen :
Shame humans are not more like this
2026-08-12 18:01:29
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rihammars :
They are not really friends. This is the first time that dog met that dolphin. But everything for a good story right?
2026-08-12 08:37:27
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Julie Vance :
Common sense people dolphins r vicious animals fgs
2026-07-22 20:33:37
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evelynausstuttgart .LK :
ANIMALS ARE THE BEST👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
2026-08-15 11:54:57
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Garyuk2020 :
“Help is on the way dearrr”
2026-08-11 12:32:00
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Stacey Graham :
These are happy moment
2026-08-16 02:44:31
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Story Teller :
Stories of dolphins saving humans date back to ancient Greece, and modern marine biology confirms numerous documented cases of dolphins protecting people from shark attacks, nudging drowning swimmers to the surface, and guiding lost vessels. Key Documented Rescue Incidents Protection from Great White Sharks (New Zealand, 2004): A pod of bottlenose dolphins rushed to surround four lifeguards swimming off Ocean Beach. The dolphins formed a tight protective ring around the swimmers, slapping their tails on the water for over 40 minutes to block a 3-meter great white shark lurking nearby. Red Sea Shark Defense (1996): Swimmer Martin Richardson was bitten three times by a shark in the Red Sea. A pod of three dolphins swam in circles around him, driving off the shark until his crew could haul him onto their boat. Preventing Drowning: Numerous accounts exist of dolphins nudging exhausted or unconscious swimmers up toward the surface so they can breathe, or physically pushing floating victims toward the shore. Why Dolphins Rescue Humans Scientists attribute this remarkable behavior to a combination of instincts and cognitive abilities rather than purely conscious altruism: Epimeletic (Care-Giving) Behavior: Dolphins routinely display care-giving behavior toward injured or distressed pod members, using their blowholes and rostrums to push sick individuals to the surface for air. This instinct can trigger when they encounter a human struggling in the water. Anti-Predator Defensive Mobbing: Dolphins view large sharks as threats to their calves. When a shark approaches, dolphins naturally assemble into a tight defensive group and use tail-slapping or ramming tactics to drive the predator away. Advanced Empathy and Intelligence: Dolphins possess specialized brain cells called spindle neurons—the same structures associated with empathy, social cognition, and emotional processing in humans and great apes. They easily recognize distress and vulnerability in other species.
2026-08-11 12:16:13
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Fiona ya :
Fear mongering Dolphins are special animals
2026-08-11 21:48:14
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drewbo24 :
That’s paradise
2026-08-12 10:40:57
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Chris :
So beautiful best friends
2026-08-12 13:59:07
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kittykat :
Very very sweet and why don’t you have them in a lifejacket he could stay out there longer
2026-07-22 21:28:30
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Ella mae Kelly :
This is literally just the cutest thing x
2026-07-22 20:57:09
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pizzamelt :
If I were told I had to return as an animal and choose, I would choose a dolphin. 🐬 ❤️
2026-08-13 01:44:20
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Christopher Oshea :
ah that's sweet 😂
2026-08-12 06:54:48
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Alison Mountford :
this is absolutely beautiful 😍
2026-08-12 19:21:06
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user417779612060 :
This is why I appreciate social media. Clips like this. Thank you for sharing 🥰
2026-08-13 01:44:34
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Tricia :
This is so precious!!❤️
2026-08-12 18:37:36
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Thomzi :
@Thomzi: Depuis que j’ai vue une video ou un phoque qui sors de l’eau et attrape un chien ( tenu en laisse pour tant ) et se fait attirer à jamais dans les eaux …. Ça me fait peur les video comme ça x)
2026-08-12 01:51:50
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Cheri Ann :
So sweet
2026-08-12 21:36:48
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kittykat :
He probably wouldn’t come in if he had a lifejacket on. Haha ❤️
2026-07-22 21:30:13
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Troy Steen :
thats a dogphin
2026-08-12 12:13:51
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jayne :
Ooooooh that's so adorable 🥰
2026-08-12 13:00:15
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JACINTA :
🤣💯💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
2026-07-23 06:41:05
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Alison O :
Adorable!
2026-08-12 06:30:09
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HollyK :
so cute
2026-07-22 20:55:21
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