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u/FriesWithThat 23d ago
I'm going to guess that thing only weighs about 60lbs, though the dolphin didn't seem to mind being rolled down the beach. Not a dolphin wrangler; maybe they freak out if you try to pick them up.
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u/AggressiveFigs 22d ago
The problem with picking them up is their bone structure isn't really designed to handle weight distribution very well. Better to roll them and let their weight be distributed all over than pick them up
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u/H3racIes 23d ago
If you see a beaches dolphin or shark do not attempt to push it back into the ocean. If you would like to help, keep applying water to them and call your local marine life protection/rescue. Many times they will beach due to being sick and pushing them back in will ensure their death
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u/wirsingkaiser 23d ago
Source on this pls
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u/David_Westfield 22d ago
I worked for the Channel Islands national park for about 4 years. It’s very true and usually when an animal is ill it will beach itself to die but marine wildlife resources may be able to get it medication or care so it can rehab and be released again. Just sending it back out is certain death pretty much every time.
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u/why-you-online 22d ago
I am glad I read this comment, because my instinct would be to push it back into the water.
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u/rainbowdashmami 23d ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, I read that sometimes it's not good to have them go back in the ocean because they could be sick, explained why they got stranded.
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u/Whyareyoulikethis27 22d ago
Yep. Call marine wildlife rescue or other. Don’t just push them back in without professional feedback.
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u/macksocky 23d ago
Could also read “man makes baby dolphin dizzy”.
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u/Helpful-Penalty 22d ago
That dolphin is having a great time. They’ll do barrel rolls and maneuvers to have fun. They’re funny creatures
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u/DuckTapeHandgrenade 23d ago
“Never go anywhere without a porpoise”. -The King of Hearts. (Lewis Carroll)
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u/[deleted] 23d ago
Just hear me out: Without a mother that little blob of wholesomeness will certainly die. Did he see mom? If not, it might have been better to have a rescue org take it.
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u/TheStonedVagabond 23d ago
Science: “DoLpHInS aRe ThE SmArTeSt AnImAlS”
dolphin: needs to be rolled back into the ocean like the water sausage it is
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u/Okama_G_Sphere 23d ago
In don’t know if it was divine intervention, or the kinship of all living things, but at that moment... I was a marine biologist.
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u/Peter_Goodman 23d ago
Hey he just save one of the most rapist thing in the water
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u/bselko 23d ago
One of the most rapist things in the water, saved by one of the most rapist things on land.
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u/skilledaviator_101 22d ago
Sorry but are we chickens or cats?
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u/TyrannosawedRex 23d ago
Genuinely curious. Where would you hold a dolphin like that without hurting it? I would be worried I could damage its internal organs by handling it. Pull the little guy by the tail maybe? Regardless, so glad the guy came across the poor baby and saved him.
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u/MolecularConcepts 23d ago
It may have been 50 to 75 pounds and slippery. It was probly awkward and he wanted to get it back quickly. But if I would have lifted it I would scooped it up like a baby distributing it weight as evenly as possible.
It was young and small it wouldn't have crushed anything inside it . I bet it's pretty solid actually pure muscle.
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u/HillTopTerrace 23d ago
Honest question. Why is he rolling it? It is a size/weight that is unreasonable to pick up and take out into the tide?
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u/MilkSteak710 23d ago
Someone needs to reverse this so it looks like the dudes rolling the dolphin out of the water
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u/Gamma8gear 22d ago
When evolution fucks you over. You breath air but live in the water. You have leg bones but no legs.
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u/Craft-Which 22d ago
“But would he still do it if the camera wasn’t there” lmao I’m just making fun of the guys who post this on every video where someone helps another person out
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