NathanMoko to the Rescue!
A dolphin fromcNew Zealand named Moko also did the same thing back in 2008. There was a pygmy sperm whale and her calf that found their themselves on the shore and needed to be guided back the sea. That’s when Moko took control. The whales could then finally return back to the deep water after Moko made effort to lead them back to their home.
Stranded At Sea
In the Red Sea, there were 12 scuba divers who were lost in the sea for 13 hours. They could not be located by the rescue team but a plane finally spotted them in the most peculiar way. “One of the most amazing things was, after we were rescued, the guys on the boat said there were dolphins jumping across the prow in the direction we were actually in,” recalled Richard Hallam, who was one of the scuba divers.
Suicide Prevention
If you ask the Ocean Conservation Society Maddalena Bearzi, the answer is ‘yes!’ In her account published on National Geographic, she claimed it happened when her team was trailing a pod of bottlenose dolphins. One dolphin fled and they discovered it miles away next to an 18-year-old woman. She suffered from hypothermia and had been underwater for a long time. She had a suicide note as well. After rescuing her, she fully recovered and is all better.
Why Do Dolphins Save Others?
So many theories about why dolphins are altruistic have sparked up. Many believe that they do this in order to receive rewards in the form of food. Some others argue that it is because of the echolocation skills that they are able to hear the heartbeats of fellow mammals and can fell when they are frightened. This kind of behavior happens among themselves as well.