Moko The Dolphin Steals My Bodyboard
1,495 views · Published 28 November 2009 · 0:55 · Indexed 11 October 2026
Channel: Cowps Productions · 2009 · Entertainment
Moko (2006 - 7 July 2010) was a male bottlenose dolphin who associated with humans on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand from 2007 to 2010. Moko, short for Mokotahi, a headland on Mahia Peninsula, was three-years-old as of July 2009. Subscribe for more videos http://www.youtube.com/cowps1 http://www.youtube.com/gisborneherald Moko resided at Mahia Beach for two and a half years from 2007 to September 2009,and became a major attraction there.He received worldwide fame when he rescued two pygmy sperm whales in March 2008. A year later, he trapped a woman out at sea. At the beginning of September 2009. Moko moved 80 km up the coast to Waikanae Beach, Gisborne,[and in January 2010 he moved to Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty for five months before following a fishing boat to Tauranga on 3 June. Scientists were worried about Moko's welfare after a study found he had been scarred by boats and a fish hook.He was found dead on a beach at Matakana Island near Tauranga on 7 July 2010. Filmed and Edited by Ben Cowper Cowps Productions [email protected]
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