This is JoJo, "a wild Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) that freely interacts with humans. In 1989 this dolphin was declared a National Treasure by the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. JoJo is a male dolphin weighing about 880 pounds (400 kg) and approximately 10 feet (3 m) in length, and is different from other dolphins in that he voluntarily interacts with humans."
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JoJo came into my life in 2001 and has been part of my healing journey:-)
A Dolphin's Tale
By Paula Bellini
"I had just graduated from Business School and Sebastian and I looked for the perfect Island to spend a week relaxing and decompressing from our busy schedules. We were attracted to the wonders of Turks and Caicos, with no knowledge of what they were about to experience…
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It was a beautiful sunny day with a refreshing breeze. Sebastian took on the challenge of sailing a catamaran in the Grace Bay area, proudly gliding across the bay. We suddenly saw a shadow in the water and tried to follow it, unaware of what we would find…
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In a blink of an eye, JoJo The Dolphin (as we learned later that day) playfully followed us around, jumping and making circles around the catamaran:-) He was so close we could have touched him!! It was the most magnificent experience we ever had!!
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Then, a couple of years after Sebastian passed, I took a healing weekend away and we did an exercise to find out what was our spirit animal. And JoJo came to mind as if Sebastian was speaking to me<3
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On my 50th birthday, I made a wish to swim with the dolphins and was blessed to touch them and play with them in open sea at The Dolphin Academy Curacao. I feel that it will always be a way to stay connected to Sebastian, honoring the best times we spent together, and knowing that he is resting in peace!"
“Dolphin as a spirit animal generally represents peace and harmony. It is joyful, graceful, compassionate, intelligent, instinctive, generous, and protective. It also symbolizes cooperation and freedom.”