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Moko The Dolphin

This morning I am going to talk about Moko the Dolphin.

Moko the dolphin played with people in New Zealand oceans and became famous for stealing boogie boards and boat paddles and was very cheeky.

Moko stayed around the East Coast of the North Island, he grew to 3 metres in length and weighed 250 kilograms.

Moko loved to interact with humans and helped rescue teams with directing a whale and her baby back out to sea, when it came in too close to a beach and got stuck.

Moko was 4 years old and was found dead on the 9^th of July, by surfers, who saw him lying on the beach of Matakana Island, which is near Tauranga.

Moko had been lying on the beach for 2 weeks, and it seems like he may have died from natural causes, rather than an accident.

There are many people that kept an eye out for Moko, making sure Moko was safe and protected. These people are very sad about Moko’s death, because Moko was a friend and a very special blessing to New Zealand.

Moko was last seen alive 2 weeks before he died, darting in between people who were kayaking.

Moko’s life was celebrated on July the 17^th in Whakatane, with songs and photos, before being driven to be buried on Matakana Island to be buried and remembered where he was found.

Rest in peace Moko.