Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Pelorus Jack (fl. 1888 – April 1912) was a Risso's dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand, between 1888 and 1912. Pelorus Jack was usually spotted in Admiralty Bay between Cape Francis and Collinet Point, near French Pass, a notoriously dangerous channel used by ships travelling between Wellington and Nelson.Pelorus Jack was shot at from a passing ship, and was later protected by a 1904 New Zealand law."Pelorus Jack" is also a popular Scottish Country dance, named in honor of the dolphin.. }
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- Pelorus_Jack abstract "Pelorus Jack (fl. 1888 – April 1912) was a Risso's dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand, between 1888 and 1912. Pelorus Jack was usually spotted in Admiralty Bay between Cape Francis and Collinet Point, near French Pass, a notoriously dangerous channel used by ships travelling between Wellington and Nelson.Pelorus Jack was shot at from a passing ship, and was later protected by a 1904 New Zealand law."Pelorus Jack" is also a popular Scottish Country dance, named in honor of the dolphin.".