Dolphin saves stranded whales!

It's such an unusual news: a dolphin that often plays with people at a New Zealand beach managed to persuade two stranded dwarf whales back to the sea - when both humans and whales were exhausted and about to give up.

• BBC: NZ dolphin rescues beached whales.

Dolphins are so incredibly smart and sensitive. They are not "just animals" but among the most intelligent elite of animals, like ourselves.

We should guarantee them rights like those that some countries have given to great apes. I believe they are smarter than most great apes - though this may vary along species and individuals.