Now the friendly bottle-nosed has shown her empathy for other species, by saving two whales from almost certain death after they became stranded.
Human attempts to guide the two pygmy sperm whales through a narrow escape route from the beach had consistently failed, and all seemed lost until the dolphin intervened.
Moko, a regular visitor to Mahia Beach on the east side of North Island, appeared to communicate with the whales before guiding them to open water.
Source: Times on Line