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Moko: the New Zealand dolphin said to have guided stranded whales

2010-07-07 Mahia, Gisborne and Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Moko was a New Zealand bottlenose dolphin widely reported to have guided two stranded pygmy sperm whales back to open water in 2008.

Mahia, Gisborne and Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Public-source image of Moko, Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.
Public-source image of Moko, Wikimedia Commons image saved locally.

Story

Moko became famous after reports that he guided two stranded pygmy sperm whales back to open water.

The archive preserves the event with cautious wording around animal intention and notes the risks of close human-wildlife contact.

Moko is archived because a moving rescue story also teaches care around wild animals.

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