When I first learned to read I devoured all the books I could find on them in my local library. As a research student in psychology, I gave a series of undergraduate lectures on the cetacean brain and nervous system. And have been fortunate in having several opportunities to swim with dolphins. Setting off at the earliest opportunity, I spent three glorious days learning from one of the most sensitive and caring beings I have ever had the privilege to meet. Firstly, rather than my taming a wild animal, it seemed very much as if the dolphin were taming me.
Dolphins however show no such signs of fear.
This time it was me who was holding back. A dolphin is a powerful creature. One blow of its tail could knock me unconscious. However much on may read of their high intelligence and caring nature, to be suddenly face to face with a wild dolphin can be a startling experience. Yet it seemed as if the dolphin knew my feelings.