Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the water, along comes Moko, a teenage New Zealand dolphin, estimated to weigh about 500-600 pounds. What makes him a little terror? He steals surfboards from surfers. He keeps swimmers from returning to the beach. He overturns kayaks, and gets overly friendly with Maori war canoes. One female surfer had her board taken away, and had to cling to a sea buoy until rescued. One lady Maori paddler wacked the wayward dolphin over the head with a paddle to get him to leave. But he's still out there, and still performing his shennagins. Here's hoping he doesn't decide to vacation or take up residence in the Pacific northwest. Let's see, how far is it from New Zealand to Vancouver? Thank goodness he doesn't ride a bike. BRC *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jan 17 2010 - 10:17:06 PST
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