Maybe, but it's still impressive that particular dolphin chose a human, who happened to have the tools and hands capable of removing fishing line, instead of another animal. I find it very sad that the Japanese kill these very smart mammals for food.sigma wrote:It's all just instinct. Animals come to the aid of not only people, but also other animals. We do not believe that the cuckoo has superintellect when she use this feature of other birds to be breastfed her cubs? While it is true there are many touching instances where dolphins save people from sharks, elephants rescued young children, monkeys save people, and mongooses, etc. Furthermore, it is known that there are several confirmed instances where human kids were raised by wild animals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_drive_hunting