Moko the Dolphin Retires in Tauranga
Submitted by GregR on June 3, 2010 16 Comments
Moko the Dolphin, a long time resident of the East Coast of New Zealand, has been following the fishing trawler Eskdale on it’s journeys. At Christmas Moko followed the Eskdale away from Gisborne, and from his home beach in Mahia. Today he has ended up in Tauranga harbour much to the delight of the locals.
Moko is so famous in New Zealand, he has a documentary to be shot in eastern Bay of Plenty by film student and marine biologist Amy Taylor.
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I’ve heard that dolphins are even cleverer than a human being… Can this be the truth?
I have met some people from the East Coast and the answer is definitely maybe.
Dolphins are the one of the smartest animals on the planet including about 75% of people…
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I know some of those 75%
That’s nice that the crew are looking after the interests of the dolphin. In Canada there was a baby killer whale called Luna that used to follow various boats around and a lot of money was spent to re-locate the whale to an area where it was thought that it would be safer. It didn’t work though and the whale died when it got too close to a boat propeller and got hurt. That was the story in the news anyway. It was a shame as it was a really cute and friendly whale and the tourists loved it too.
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Can’t wait for the documentary! Keep him away from here, I’m in the gulf and it’s not safe here for Moko.
There are two types of animals which I like – horses and dolpins, because both of them are clever and kind.
And pukekos, dont forget pukekos.
Some dolphins are even smarter than some people, I can say, because some people sometimes behave themselves worse than animals do.
True
What a cute dolphin. Recently we were traveling in the Bay of Islands and had the chance to swim with dolphins – it was a truly amazing experience.
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It’s a very cute Dolphin.I love dolphins so much because they are very friendly.Thanks for sharing this picture with us.
I would love to see a dolphin up close. My mom got to swim with one while on vacation, and I hope to someday, too!
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I hope the documentary isn’t exploitative.
I believe dolphins are much more intelligent than people!