# An Empathizing Dolphin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-empathizing-dolphin/441125>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 12, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-empathizing-dolphin/441125 "2008-03-12T17:10:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-empathizing-dolphin/441125/1 "2008-03-12T17:10:24Z")

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A dolphin that residents had named “Moko” helped a stranded whale and her calf find their way back to the ocean.

[http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/nz.whales.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/nz.whales.ap/index.html)

Either the dolphin felt empathy for the whales, or it felt empathy for the people who were trying but failing to rescue the whales.

“After the rescue, Moko returned to the beach and joined in games with local residents…”

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-empathizing-dolphin/441125/2 "2008-03-12T18:03:59Z")

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Very cool. I need to show this to my daughter tonight. Thank you for sharing it.

Jim