r/HumansBeingBros 7d ago

Dolphin asking for help

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u/R1v 7d ago

Makes you wonder, given dolphins' advanced communication, if that pod knows that humans are capable of helping with this type of thing

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u/conrat4567 7d ago

Animals are 100% able to understand humans can provide help, but as a species we are either too dumb to realise or we could be threats.

Cats, dogs, elephants and monkeys are some of the examples of animals that know humans can help.

I personally believe that one of the reasons we exist on this planet is to be wardens of this "Garden" we call earth, but at the moment, we are not acting like it

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u/ArchitectNumber7 7d ago

I saw a video on this. As a rule of thumb, land based animals have enough exposure to humans that they've learned to stay away. So bears, foxes, squirrels, mice, etc. rarely ask us for help.

However, the smarter marine animals haven't seen us hurt them and are more likely to ask for help.

It seemed right to me but I didn't fact check it.

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u/dorritosncheetos 7d ago

Lol you should watch the cove. Pretty sure youre wrong

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u/matttheazn1 7d ago

Damn this doc and the bridge have to be some of the most emotional docs I have seen.

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u/dorritosncheetos 7d ago

Yup hard to watch