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that's nicky;
she will bite you

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trust me
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she hasn't bitten
anybody since yesterday...

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if you're lucky
enough to be called out

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just step out
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hold the fish by the tail
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not the dolphin...
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place right down into
the dolphins mouths

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please do not be tempted
to touch during the feeding

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that's when we can
have accidents

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this kind of
interaction between humans

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and wild dolphins
occurs in very few places

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for some, it's a
healing experience

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for others a kind of mystical,
new age encounter

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but to the hungry dolphins it's
mostly about getting a fish

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if there's a lesson here
for the calf it's that

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a dolphin must always
be inventive in finding food

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for out in the wild
it's no easy task

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calves are dependent on their mothers
for some three to six years

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during this period
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the young dolphin must learn
how to fend for itself

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like humans, dolphins are not
born with the skills to survive

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the learning process may start
through simple mimicry

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the calf will imitate
its mother's every pose

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posture and action
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if she stands with her
tail in the sand

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the calf will follow suit
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even though it may not have
an inkling of why she's doing so


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