Although dolphins are known for their beautiful form and graceful swimming style, there is more to these marine creatures than meets the eye. In fact, they are actually intelligent animals capable of engaging in intimate relationships with one another. It looked like the Doberman pup was out of luck when the dolphins discovered he was drowning, when he fell into the canal on Marco Island, Florida, with no humans around to rescue him. Luckily, someone came to his aid.

It was dolphins who helped the drowning dog, not humans. They noticed that the pup was splashing around in the water and swam closer, realizing something wasn’t right. The dog was stuck in the canal as the wall between the water and land was too high for the Doberman to climb. In his despair, he was becoming increasingly frantic as he lost hope that anyone would be able to save his life. Even though the dolphins did not have arms or legs, they were able to help the dog, swimming around the area as loudly as possible. “In fact, they made so much noise that some people who lived nearby happened to hear them and investigated why they were being so loud,” Snackay reports. “Then they noticed the dog trapped below the wall in the canal water.” In the end, the dog was rescued by firefighters, who brought it out of the water after he had been shaken up by the dolphins.

The dolphins may have saved the dog, if not for them. During the time that the dog was trapped, it was estimated that it had been trapped for up to 15 hours – that’s a long time to keep swimming, especially for a non-marine animal. To make matters worse, since the canal was filled with salt water, the dog had to go all that time without anything to drink, so if he had taken a sip, he would have been even worse dehydrated than he was already.

In spite of the fact that he was a strong dog, he owes his recovery to these compassionate dolphins, who recognized a problem and did everything in their power to help him return to land. There is a whole network of animals who are capable of forming strong bonds and developing emotional responses to one another, which is why this story is a reminder that humans are not the only intelligent beings on our planet. The more we learn about marine life, the closer we will be able to become a part of a community of our own.

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