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They swam out to play with him, they taught him how to play tag with their boogie boards, the bravest of them even grabbed his fin for a quick ride around the bay. When Moko rescued two distressed pygmy whales his status as local hero was complete...And...
Tags: Moko, New Zealand, Gisborne, Bottlenose dolphin, Hawke's Bay, Oceanic dolphins, Dolphin, Cetaceans
Reports suggesting Moko the dolphin is angry, a sexual predator and a potential killer are a huge exaggeration of the truth, an environmentalist says. The playful bottlenose dolphin was said to be displaying intimidating behaviour, leaving people battered...
Tags: Moko, New Zealand, Auckland, Bottlenose dolphin, Marine Connection, Oceanic dolphins, Dolphin, Cetaceans
It has been a year packed with memorable moments, but which news stories have stuck in your brain? Was it the teacher who posed nude to annoy her pornographer boyfriend? Or the washing machine on TradeMe which apparently created a vortex through time...
Tags: TVNZ, posed nude, Moko, washing machine, China, Hong Kong, Boobs on Bikes, TradeMe, Westpac, Dolphin, Brassieres, Mathieu Bastareaud
Over the years humans have done "stupid things" to solo dolphins, such as tipping a beer can down a blowhole or putting a lighted cigarette in it. "Moko is at the mercy of any thoughtless action, of selfish, self-centred behaviours, show-offs, smart-alecs,...
Tags: Moko, solo dolphins, Mr Doak, Brazil, São Paulo, Dolphin, Cetaceans, Human Interest
A Close Up programme honed in on the dangers of Moko's growing size and frisky behaviour, particularly in deep water. Other media followed suit this morning, focusing on the possible hazard presented by the fun-loving mammal. Olympic kayaking double gold...
Tags: Moko, Mrs Hutchings, New Zealand, Gisborne, Wainui Beach, Hawke's Bay, Surfing, Dolphin, Mᅣチori
Moko became a tourist attraction on the North Island after he swam into a harbour and never left. About six months ago his mood changed; he began getting a bit aggressive and started liking human ladies a little too much. He was in trouble for refusing...
Tags: New Zealand, Gisborne, Dolphin, Moko, Hawke's Bay, Cetaceans, Flipper
New French film "Oceans" not only allows viewers to swim among the fish, but opens a window on underwater lives filled with emotion and fraught with danger. It is over fifty years since celebrated French diver and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau shot the...
Tags: Jacques Perrin, Reuters, France, Paris, Shark, Microcosmos, Dolphin, films, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Z
A dip in Gisborne harbour could lead to a $100 fine as the council clamps down on swimming with Moko, the cheeky resident dolphin. The fine has been introduced to prevent accidents around the busy working port and keep boat operators, the public and Moko...
Tags: Moko, Gisborne District Council, New Zealand, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Dolphin
04:01 A pod of dolphins is entertaining crowds of onlookers around Evans Bay in Wellington Harbour this morning. The pod has been swimming around Evans Bay and the Miramar Wharf for several hours. Share this Article: A crowd has gathered to watch...
Tags: Evans Bay, New Zealand, Auckland, Dolphin, Wellington, Human Interest, Wellington Region
We've all heard of the missile gap during the Cold War. This week we learned of another gap between Russia and the United States...Gennady Matishov, who's the director of the Murmansk Marine Biology Institute in northern Russia, told the Russian newspaper...
Tags: Russian, Noah Schachman, sea lion, U.S, schachman says, Russia, Moscow, Marine, Murmansk, Cetology, Politics, U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, Cetaceans, Dolphin, Military animals, Marine mammal, War Conflict