The Amazing Dolphin of Opononi

NZ documentary from 1956 about Opo, a dolphin who made Opononi home and became a national sensation.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Opo
• NZ
• Rudall
• Hayward

[LaNnNaRr]

I love Hokianga, Opo's where I'm from and love it there. I love the sand dunes across from opo... Can't wait to go back there again....

[01Epona]

I'm Opo the friendy dolphin - The kids think I'm I - T - When l give them all a fishy back ride And a game of ball in the swishy tide I'm one fish that'll never get fried And served in batter for tea And I live at Opononi by the sea - 0 - po 0 - po 0 - po Everybody loves him at Opononi Bay He's such fun for old and young They all want him to stay He's Opo the friendy dolphin He's friendly as can be If you should want to learn to swim

[THEDOLPHINDREAMS]

every dolphin??? need to read up a bit there on things. Fungie in Ireland there since 1984 and still going strong.

[earthlen]

Its so unfortunate that every dolphin that adopts humans as its pod, eventualy dies from human interaction. Opo supposedly died from fisherman fishing with gelignite (its like fishing with dynamite)

[nzasas]

old, but awesome!!!!!