鯨魚迷路海豚做嚮導

鯨魚迷路海豚做嚮導

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13/03/2008
東方日報



【 本 報 綜 合 報 道 】 海 豚 做 嚮 導 ， 救 出 迷 路 鯨 魚 。 一 對 鯨 魚 母 子 周 一 在 新 西 蘭 海 灘 迷 路 擱 淺 ， 拯 救 人 員 用 盡 千 方 百 計 引 牠 們 出 大 海 ， 但 兩 鯨 都 游 不 出 河 口 沙 洲 。 正 當 拯 救 人 員 考 慮 為 牠 們 進 行 安 樂 死 時 ， 救 星 樽 鼻 海 豚 介 入 ， 親 自 帶 領 迷 途 鯨 魚 游 出 大 海 ， 向 人 類 展 現 了 大 海 一 家 的 互 助 精 神 。

[b]保 育 人 員 多 次 拯 救 不 果[/b]
住 在 惠 靈 頓 東 北 面 約 五 百 公 里 的 居 民 ， 當 日 發 現 一 大 一 小 抹 香 鯨 ， 擱 淺 在 馬 希 亞 海 灘 。 到 場 拯 救 的 保 育 部 門 人 員 史 密 斯 說 ， 大 的 雌 性 鯨 魚 身 長 三 米 ， 小 的 屬 雄 性 ， 只 有 一 點 五 米 長 ， 相 信 是 母 子 關 係 。 兩 鯨 對 海 灘 出 面 的 沙 洲 似 乎 感 到 很 迷 惑 ， 不 懂 得 繞 過 它 游 出 大 海 。 保 育 人 員 誘 導 牠 們 游 向 正 確 方 向 ； 但 試 了 四 次 ， 兩 母 子 一 游 到 沙 洲 就 擱 淺 ， 而 且 漸 漸 不 願 再 試 。 正 當 所 有 人 都 筋 疲 力 竭 ， 打 算 讓 牠 們 安 樂 死 提 早 解 脫 的 時 候 ， 救 星 即 時 出 現 。
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[color=navy]當 地 人 都 認 得 樽 鼻 海 豚 「 莫 科 」 ， 因 為 牠 時 常 游 到 海 灘 逗 人 玩 。 「 莫 科 」 一 來 就 硬 擠 入 鯨 魚 和 拯 救 人 員 之 間 ， 然 後 兩 者 似 乎 能 夠 溝 通 ， 不 斷 發 出 聲 音 彼 此 呼 應 ， 接  「 莫 科 」 領  鯨 魚 母 子 游 了 二 百 米 ， 來 到 沙 洲 的 末 端 ， 親 自 示 範 如 何 繞 過 沙 洲 。 鯨 魚 母 子 見 狀 亦 跟  投 奔 大 海 ， 在 場 人 士 均 嘖 嘖 稱 奇 。[/color][/size][/size]
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[size=15px][size=2][color=#000080]紐西蘭小海豚摩科護送擱淺鯨魚出海立大功  
更新日期:2008/03/12 14:30

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（法新社紐西蘭威靈頓十一日電） 一名保育官員今天表示，他試圖引導兩隻擱淺在紐西蘭海灘的鯨魚回到海中，卻無法奏效。不過，靠著一隻名叫摩科的海豚帶領，兩隻鯨魚順利地脫離險境，重回大海懷抱。
　　保育部官員史密斯表示：「這種事聞所未聞，太奇妙了。」

　　史密斯告訴法新社，海豚的救援行動或許決定了兩隻鯨魚的生死。這隻救命海豚經常在北島東岸馬希亞海灘與人類嬉戲而小有名氣。

　　史密斯先前花了一個半小時的時間想要將兩隻小抹香鯨送回海裡，不過徒勞無功，兩隻鯨魚變得益發無助迷惘。

　　史密斯表示，幸好，一隻當地民眾稱為摩科的海豚在此時出現，與兩隻鯨魚溝通並引導他們脫離險境。

　　這兩隻一大一小的鯨魚，分別是身長三公尺的母鯨與一公尺半的雄性幼鯨。它們顯然是受到沙洲的混淆，無法找到通往大海的入口而陷入迷途。

　　史密斯的鄰居在破曉時分通知他，兩隻鯨魚在他家附近的馬希亞海灘擱淺。

　　史密斯說：「接下來一個半小時，我把它們推回大海兩三次，可是他們不願意離開海邊。」

　　「我逐漸覺得又濕又冷，牠們也變得很累。我的腦海開始浮現放棄它們的念頭，因為我已經盡我所能了。」

　　[color=red]人類在這種情形下，通常會為了終止鯨魚的痛苦，而選擇結束它們的生命[/color]。

　　史密斯表示，摩科就在此時來到現場，他聽到摩科和鯨魚發出聲音，顯然是跟對方溝通。

　　「兩隻鯨魚與摩科接觸後，摩科就沿著海岸護送他們游了大約兩百公尺，直到沙洲底端。」

　　「然後，摩科在一個狹窄的水道右轉，帶領它們出海，兩隻鯨魚自此就離開了我們的視線範圍。」

他說：「我無從得知溝通內容，我也不知道海豚能與小抹香鯨溝通，但確實發生了某些事情，讓摩科得以引導這兩頭鯨魚安全游回大海」。

事後沒多久，又有人看到摩科在馬希亞海灘與泳客嬉戲，牠在將近一年前決定留在馬希亞海灘定居以來，與泳客嬉戲是牠最喜歡的活動之一。

本則新聞由法新社提供 2008/03/12[/color][/size][/size]

[size=15px][size=2][color=#000080]March 13, 2008

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How Moko the dolphin gave humans a masterclass in saving stranded whales[/color][/size]
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[size=2][color=navy]Moko the dolphin saved two whales from almost certain death after they became stranded[/color][/size]
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[size=2][color=navy]Moko the dolphin had already won over humans at Mahia Beach, where she plays with swimmers in the New Zealand surf and pushes kayaks along with her snout. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Now the friendly bottle-nosed has shown her empathy for other species, by saving two whales from almost certain death after they became stranded. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Human attempts to guide the two pygmy sperm whales through a narrow escape route from the beach had consistently failed, and all seemed lost until the dolphin intervened. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Moko, a regular visitor to Mahia Beach on the east side of North Island, appeared to communicate with the whales before guiding them to open water. [/color][/size]
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[size=2][color=navy]Malcolm Smith, a field worker for the New Zealand Department of Conservation, said that he had almost given up and was contemplating killing the whales to prevent further distress, until Moko arrived. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]“It was amazing,” he said. “It was like she grabbed them by the flipper and led them to safety. We worked for over an hour to try to get them back out to sea . . . but they kept getting disorientated and stranding again.” [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]The whales — a three metres (10ft) long female and her 1.5-metre male calf — had been unable to negotiate a sand bar that was blocking their way to deeper water. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Mr Smith was alerted to the whales’ plight early on Monday morning by a neighbour. “Over the next hour and a half I pushed them back out to sea two or three times and they were very reluctant to move offshore,” he said. [/color][/size]
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[size=2][color=navy]“I was reaching the stage where I was thinking, it’s about time to give up, I’ve done as much as I can. The whales were getting tired and I was getting cold when Moko turned up. She just came straight for us and escorted the two whales along the beach and out though the channel.” [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]He heard Moko and the whales making noises before they departed, he said. “The whales were on the surface of the water quite distressed. They had arched their backs and were calling to one another, but as soon as the dolphin turned up they submerged into the water and followed her.” [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Moko led the whales 200m along the beach and once they reached the end of the sand bar, Moko turned a right angle through a narrow channel and led the whales to safety. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Rescued whales often return to the site of their stranding, but Moko’s actions appear to have had long-term success. “She obviously gave them enough guidance to leave the area because we haven’t seen them since,” Mr Smith said. [/color][/size]
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[size=2][color=navy]“What the communication was I do not know, and I was not aware dolphins could communicate with pygmy sperm whales.” [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Mark Simmonds, director of science at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, said that bottle-nosed dolphins are renowned for their ability to empathise with humans and other animals. “The whole notion that a bottle-nose dolphin would have shown the whales the way out is completely possible,” he said. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]“Dolphins have got the ability to plan, to think ahead, to persuade others to take part. They almost certainly do not have a common language with pygmy sperm whales, but they would understand that the whales would have been at risk of stranding. The first thing a dolphin does when it has a calf is to push it to the surface so it can breathe.” [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Dolphins are known to swim in mixed groups with some species of whale to protect themselves from predators, so it may not have been unusual for the animals to associate with one another, he said. He is aware of one instance of a bottle-nosed dolphin — nicknamed Dave by locals in Folkestone, Kent, where the female creature is a regular sighting — playing with a seal. [/color][/size]
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[size=2][color=navy]Moko has become famous for her antics at Mahia, which include playing in the surf with swimmers, approaching boats to be patted and pushing kayaks through the water with her snout. Once she had assisted the whales she immediately returned to the beach to play with local residents. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Such close interaction with humans is rare among dolphins but not unknown. Mr Smith said: “She’s become isolated from her pod obviously for one reason or another, but made Mahia home just at the moment.” [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Up to 30 whales become stranded on Mahia Beach every year, most of which have to be put down. [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]“I don’t know if next time we have a whale stranding we can get her to come in again. She certainly saved the day for us and the whales this time.” [/color][/size]
[b][size=2][color=navy]The flip side[/color][/size][/b]
[size=2][color=navy][b]— [/b]Todd Endris, a Californian surfer, was saved by a pod of bottle-nosed dolphins last year after an 18ft great white shark attacked him in Monterey Bay. The 24-year-old was hurled from his board and bitten in the chest and stomach. As the shark began swallowing his leg the dolphins slapped their tails and formed a protective ring around the surfer, allowing him to paddle to shore [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy][b]— [/b]The US Navy’s marine mammal programme investigates the military uses of dolphins — officially concentrating on their ability to detect undersea mines. The Soviet Union was believed to train killer dolphins to attack enemy frogmen and launch suicide-bomb attacks against warships. In 2000, after funding for the Russian programme was cut, many of the dolphins were reportedly sold to Iran [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy][b]— [/b]Researchers at Southern Cross University in Australia studying dolphin communication recorded almost 200 distinct sounds used during feeding, migration and socialising. They were so “complex and contextual” that the researcher suggested they amounted to a basic language [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy][b]— [/b]Pliny the Younger, a Roman official and writer, tells the tale of a boy who rode on the back of a dolphin, to the delight of his village. The boy and dolphin became a sensation and “all the magistrates round flocked hither to view this sight”. But soon, Pliny says, “the quiet and retirement of the place was utterly destroyed” and the decision was taken to kill the dolphin [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy][b]— [/b]Amazonian dolphins impress potential mates by carrying clumps of weed on their fins or sticks in their mouths. The behaviour, distinct from that of other dolphins, supports the idea of “dolphin culture” — behaviour that is learnt from peers rather than instinctive [/color][/size]
[size=2][color=navy]Source: Times database; agencies[/color][/size][/size]

[size=15px][size=4][color=#0000ff]海豚救人時有聽聞，今次又救鯨魚，這種行為應廣而傳之，只要有一線生機也切勿放過，不要像人類般動不動就人道而不作他法。
另一啟示：人類應學習這種互助精神，在現今社會人們自私行為到處可見：[/color][/size]
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[size=4][color=blue]在街上看見有人仆跌也不幫一把，還露出笑容。[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=blue]又看見老人家在推車而車上物品掉落地上也不幫一把，還不停駡老人家阻住地球轉。[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=blue]莫說看見命懸一線的生命！看一看便走吾切，慌死惹禍上身，連最基本打個999也怕麻煩，這就是自私的人。[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=blue]再說回這兩種擁有已被認定是高智慧的動物，反而被人類不停獵殺，難道人就是不能與動物共存嗎？[/color][/size]
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[color=red][size=4]昨天看了動物星球：體驗地球：危機的存在[/size]
[size=4]內容提及是未來物種的滅絕皆因人類所致，科學家認為物種被人類：過度獵殺、要犧牲物種而享受安逸生活、虛荣尋求山珍海味將之吃盡，百年後將沒有物種在地球，地球在沒有自然遺產下，剩下的人類可能要像科幻電影中過活，你們要這樣的世界嗎？[/size]

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