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… There have been some remarkable individuals – notably Pelorus Jack, who accompanied ships travelling between …
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… Friendly dolphins In modern times, friendly dolphins – Pelorus Jack and Opo are the best known – have regularly made … guarantee that such interactions have a high profile. Pelorus Jack, the speedy Risso In 1888 a 4-metre Risso’s …
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Part of story: Dolphins
… called Kaikaiawaro. From 1888 to 1912 a dolphin nicknamed Pelorus Jack guided vessels into the approaches to French Pass from the north. Māori recognised Pelorus Jack as the return of the taniwha Tuhirangi. In the …
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Part of story: Marlborough region
… have reappeared in the form of a well-known dolphin named Pelorus Jack, which accompanied ships in this stretch of water. …
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Part of story: Taniwha
… opened in 1882, and closed around 2004. A dolphin known as Pelorus Jack escorted ships both out from Admiralty Bay and through … near Ōkiwi Bay. Tennyson Inlet The most westerly part of Pelorus Sound, named after the 19th-century British poet …
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Part of story: Marlborough places
… school in 1888 he was one of the first to see the dolphin, Pelorus Jack, which for 24 years was a tourist attraction in nearby …
Type: Biography
… In the late 1800s and early 1900s a white dolphin known as Pelorus Jack guided ships across a dangerous stretch of water around …
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Part of story: Taniwha
… two tourist booklets, and a short piece on the dolphin Pelorus Jack. He married again, at Wellington on 8 September 1913. …
Type: Biography