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Unfortunately, as often is with these things, the truth might be less exciting that the legend: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/10/pelorus-jack-her

• wolfhumble 6y ago
  Never read about the true incident after watching a "historical movie". :-)
• tangus 6y ago
  On the other hand, it makes the move to protect him more commendable. It wasn't just out of self-interest.
• D13Fd 6y ago
  Happily, nothing in that article really contradicted the Wikipedia page (or at least my reading of it). I took “guided” to be a kind of romanticized “swam alongside,” not that the ships were using the dolphin as literal navigational aid. The article actually confirms the behavior.
• jszymborski 6y ago
  Is it less wonderful that, in moments of great danger and fear, this dolphin was a symbol of joy and good fortune for the sailors on the ship? It's pretty magical to me to think that a dolphin, just doing dolphin things and playing in the wake of a giant wooden sea vessel, was enough to see those sailors through life-and-death situations. Little reminders of good in the world, regardless of whether the reminders themselves are aware of it, can really change things for the better for a whole lot of people.