Extraordinary, heart-warming dolphin rescue video

01/23/2013 06:51:16 PM · #1

You gotta check this one out, it will bring tears to your eyes:

Dolphin rescue in Kona, Hawaii

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/23/2013 07:07:16 PM · #2

I found myself holding my breath...

frisca

Nikon D70

01/23/2013 07:10:23 PM · #3

this was so beautiful, it did bring tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing it.

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/23/2013 07:48:28 PM · #4

Beautiful!

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/23/2013 08:03:02 PM · #5

Originally posted by vawendy:

I found myself holding my breath...

I found myself breathing as if I had a tank on. Slow.....slow....slow.

Great video and those divers were impressive, keeping just enough contact to do the job , letting the dolphin initiate and steer the interaction.

For all the swimmers that dolphins have saved it is nice to see the favor returned.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/24/2013 10:23:48 AM · #6

Bumpity-bump.... WATCH this, people! You'll be glad you did...

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

01/24/2013 10:25:12 AM · #7

Indeed. Just saw it within the last hour. A must-see.

Venser

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

01/24/2013 10:33:18 AM · #8

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Bumpity-bump.... WATCH this, people! You'll be glad you did...

No, actually I'm not.
As a certified master diver it was 8 minutes of jealousy. I'd love to be in their position helping out.

cowboy221977

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

01/24/2013 10:43:57 AM · #9

I cant watch it at work...I love dolphins though. Such a magnificent animal

Kroburg

Nikon Z6II

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

01/24/2013 10:48:07 AM · #10

Yeh, really amazing to see that dolphin swimming around those divers in order to get help.

01/24/2013 10:48:17 AM · #11

Originally posted by Venser:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Bumpity-bump.... WATCH this, people! You'll be glad you did...
No, actually I'm not.
As a certified master diver it was 8 minutes of jealousy. I'd love to be in their position helping out.

As a person who has never dived before -- it was still 8 minutes of jealousy. :D

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

01/24/2013 10:52:57 AM · #12

Originally posted by Kroburg:

Yeh, really amazing to see that dolphin swimming around those divers in order to get help.

Yeah... To me it feels like he's swimming around, trying to make up his mind whether this is a good idea, then suddenly thinking "Flip it, I'm going in!" and making one great leap for Dolphinkind :-)

Venser

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

01/24/2013 10:57:05 AM · #13

Originally posted by vawendy:

As a person who has never dived before ...

Don't start. I thought photography was a cash sink. Then you find out PADI stand for "Pay Another Dollar In ...."

Message edited by author 2013-01-24 10:57:18.

01/24/2013 11:11:49 AM · #14

Originally posted by Venser:

Originally posted by vawendy:
As a person who has never dived before ...

Don't start. I thought photography was a cash sink. Then you find out PADI stand for "Pay Another Dollar In ...."

No kidding. My diving days came screeching to a halt when I realized how much it was gonna cost me, and keep on costing me. And remind me to describe to y'all just how expensive it eventually got to race sailboats, sadly :-(

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

01/24/2013 11:11:57 AM · #15

Originally posted by Venser:

Originally posted by vawendy:
As a person who has never dived before ...
Don't start. I thought photography was a cash sink. Then you find out PADI stand for "Pay Another Dollar In ...."

yup -- Plus the underwater photography costs...

tanguera

Nikon D750

01/24/2013 01:59:55 PM · #16

Bear, I was so moved by this I posted it on FB but forgot to comment here. Thank you for sharing this.

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/24/2013 05:45:14 PM · #17

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

And remind me to describe to y'all just how expensive it eventually got to race sailboats, sadly :-(

A boat- A hole on the water you throw money into.

A racing sailboat- A hole in the water you throw money into very very quickly.

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/25/2013 04:37:10 AM · #18

Oh my..... how did that dolphin know?

There were so many scary things there - the funny looking divers with tanks, bubbles and all those bright lights. And yet, that dolphin somehow knew to trust all that scary mess and hold still while a human poked around his body.

Did he somehow understand what his whole problem was in the first place?
Did he somehow understand that those humans might help him?

Wow......

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/25/2013 09:27:34 AM · #19

Originally posted by Beetle:

Bear in mind that the dive in question was a "tourist" dive, and that it happens regularly; the night feeding of the manta rays is a great attraction for divers, and the company that filmed this caters to them. So there were master divers shepherding the group, and the camerawoman on site. The dolphins that frequent that area will have been watching this activity for a LONG time, so that does make a difference; there was already some familiarity.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

01/25/2013 08:20:22 PM · #20

If you want some more immersion of the relationship between people and a dolphin, check out Dolphin Tale. They have an interactive website where you can see the progress of the dolphin...

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/25/2013 09:48:38 PM · #21

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

That's very true - we have a number of places here in Australia where you can go to feed and interact with wild dolphins. They actually enjoy the contact, so once they are used to that, the next step of allowing a human to handle them when they have a problem isn't quite as dramatic.

Judith Polakoff

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/29/2013 09:35:43 AM · #22

Very moving video... maybe it's my imagination, but the rescuer's hands seemed to be shaking when he unsheathed his knife. It must be nerve-wracking to have to attempt something like that and hope you don't further hurt the animal. In any event, thanks for posting.