The famous Italian diver Enzo Mallorca dove into the sea off Syracuse and in the water surrounding their boat, he was chatting to his daughter Rosana who was still aboard the boat. Ready to dive, he felt something slightly hit his back. He turned and saw a dolphin.

Then he realised that the dolphin did not want to play but wanted to communicate, to express something. The animal dove and Enzo followed.

At a depth of about 12 meters, trapped in an abandoned net, there was another dolphin. Enzo surfaced and quickly asked his daughter to grab the diving knives. Soon, the two of them managed to free the dolphin, which, at the end of the ordeal, emerged, issued an ‘almost human cry’, says Enzo.

Note: a dolphin can stay under water for up to 10 minutes, then it drowns.
The released dolphin was helped to the surface by Enzo, Rosana and the other dolphin. That’s when the surprise came: the rescued dolphin was pregnant!

The male circled them, and then stopped in front of Enzo, touched his cheek (like a kiss), in a gesture of gratitude and then they both swam off.

Enzo Mallorca ended his speech by saying: ‘Until man learns to respect and speak to the animal world, he can never know his true role on Earth.’