I'm an avid dolphin fan!! This blog is an wonderful opportunity and an excuse for me to learn a lot of interesting dolphin facts. Some are common knowledge and some are quite interesting things that I'd like to share with.
Apparently, people have been intrigued and studying dolphins since 62 AD! Some of the legends were saying about how dolphins came to be. Here's one...
Dionysos, god of wine and frenzy, were angry and turned the boat's oars into snakes. The men leaped overboard and turned into dolphins. That's why they always help man.
This incident in Greece, that happened around 60 BC, was considered a true story. Several historian have recorded this Greek story. Arion, a rich musician, had his ship taken over by pirates. Arion preferred to die by jumping overboard. Before he jumped, he sang a high pitched song then jumped overboard. A dolphin heard him and carried him 200 miles to shore.
Dolphins are known to demonstrate intelligence. I'll be talking about how they communicate and the experiences the keepers went through while the dolphins were in captivity in the next blog.
(posted for bdolphincrzy)
1 comment:
I love dolphins, too. I've heard of two stories where wild dolphins have actually protected sufers from sharks. I thought that was only in Flipper but I guess it could happen!
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