One of the ways through which we can get to know that humanity still exists in this world is by watching what humans do to animals who are distressed. In the recent times you must have seen a lot of incidents in which animals were either harmed or worse, even killed by humans. But what we are about to show you today is a heart-warming tale where some people went out of their way to not just rescue an animal but helped it in its survival.
This incident occurred along the remote coast of British Columbia, Canada. It so happened that a pod of killer whales was in search for seals and one of the members lost her way. A young female orca accidentally landed on the outcropping of rocks on the coast and the whale clearly showed some serious signs of being in stress. As the whale was there on some sharp rocks in the sun, she was very much in pain and was letting out cries which were heard by some people around the area.
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When some rescuers saw that a whale had lost her way, they started to do everything in their power to comfort her and help her survive the ordeal. George Fisher received a call over radio from a sailboat about the whale and what he did next was certainly what a good human being could do in that situation. He gathered a group of volunteers so that they could help in making the whale feel better. It had been a few hours that the whale was out there lying on the rocks and the skin of the orca was drying up. So, one of the rescuers, Hermann Meuter, who has been a whale researcher quickly thought that the whale should be covered with wet blankets and salt water should be poured on her body. This idea worked!
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It was clearly visible that the whale had started to feel much better. When the rescuers had first noticed the whale, her breathing was very heavy and fast. And as she was being covered by the blankets she seemed to relax. Meuter recalled the moment and said, “I think she knew that we were there to help her.” You may be wondering that couldn’t the rescuers tie a rope around the whale and just drag her to the sea. But if this step had been taken then the whale could have been seriously injured because the whale was stuck on some sharp rocks. So, the only option left with the rescue team was that they calmed her down by constantly covering her up in wet blankets and pouring buckets of seawater. This was to be done till the tide rose to a level that the whale could swim back to the sea.
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The team of volunteers worked tirelessly for around 8 hours before the tide was high enough. And when finally the sea level rose to cover the rocks, the whale made her way into the sea. The sight of the whale swimming back to the sea gave much relief to the team of volunteers who had diligently worked to help that sea mammal survive. In fact, it was noticed that her pod was actually waiting for her out in the sea in some distance and some of the rescuers said that they could feel the whales communicating with each other. This entire incident was filmed on camera and we have for you the video which shows how some kind-hearted humans gave their precious time and energy so that a whale could see another day in life. These people surely made us believe in the existence of humanity all over again. If you too think that we the humans and animals should happily co-exist on this planet, then do share this story with your loved ones.