Has anyone ever heard of dolphin/porpoise attacks on humans?
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Yep. Dolphin attacks on humans are about as common as shark attacks. The difference is that dolphin attacks are very rarely serious enough to require hospitalisation and never fatal. As a result people know that sharks are prone to attacking humans but largely ignorant of dolphin attacks on people.\n\nIt's amazing how many people believe that dolphins won;t attack people.\n\n\nIn the past few months there have been reports of dolphins “attacking” humans that have come to interact with them. The latest are those of a 12 year old girl, a 34 year old woman, a 26 year old mother of two, and a 10 year old boy. All of these victims were not seriously injured, but were very frightened by their experience.\n\nDolphins, as well as other mammals, have a natural instinct regarding eating, mating, and social interaction. By humans coming into the world of dolphins they may interrupt the dolphins routine. This may be distressing to the dolphins, which may show this by attempting to get the human to flee, as they would with anything else they see as a threat.\n\n Further damaging a reputation tarnished by reports of violence, a bottlenose dolphin off the coast of Florida bit a 14-year-old French tourist who tried to pet it this week. The girl, who was swimming in the Intracoastal Waterway near Nokomis, Fla., suffered only minor cuts and bruises. She was taken to a local hospital, treated and released.\n\nWhile this attack certainly wasn’t fierce, local whale and dolphin experts say it may serve to accelerate a changing view of dolphins in the wild. The incident comes just months after an extensive report published in The New York Times cited similar occasions on which the seemingly friendly creatures display violence toward humans. In this case, 14-year-old Pricilla Jones was the unassuming victim. Witnesses say that Jones, a tourist from Paris, swam out to greet the dolphin and tried to pet it on the back. In response, the dolphin thrashed around in the water around her, biting her on the hand.
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River dolphins, apparently.
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One of the transitional forms of the whale, ambulocetus was crocodile-like, build to spring from the water and catch prey on shore.  Killer whales still do this without legs, thrusting themselves up on beaches to snatch seals.\n\nUnfortunately, whale and dolphin beachings are a different evolutionary process.  A number of mechisms have been proposed, and noise polution is high on the list.  It may be that ship engines and industrial noise from the shore cause them to hear the land as open water.  Other mechanisms are proposed, but I don't think we've found one answer (if there is onle one) yet.
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To me that sounds like BIG GAME Trolling for species such as "Marlin", "Sailfish", "Tuna" + Dorado (Dolphin Fish / Mahi Mahi), and the occasional shark. Also perhaps when fishing stationery for Tarpon.\nSo, basically larger tropical saltwater species.
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ooohh you had to bring up those 70's sea monkey's! What do you think brought me to Florida? Those damn sea monkey's thats who...They grew into 420lb. creatures no very cute I might add. The rumors started by the town folk in Pennsylvania and they all showed up at the farm at night with torches and pitch forks with the sheriff and the mayor. I had to put them aboard my truck and transport them to the swamp here for their own safety. I didn't have the heart to leave em there..they look sorta like sea horses. They swim with the manatees now!
909244
Well I haven't heard anything like that, but it sure sounds cool!! Monkeys rule!!!!! ut the knife fighting sounds a bit violent and i don't want my lovely little monkey's getting hurt, unless they're evil monkeys of course....
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The Dogfish shark is pretty small to be dangerous.  It's not much larger than a small cat... and like most craetures more scared of humans than anything else so no they are not going to attack you or anything.
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I saw a special on the Discovery Channel where a man was attacked by a hippo and he lost his arm in the attack but survived. So yes, people have survived hippo attacks just like people have survived shark attacks to in a similar vein. Hippos do account for more deaths than crocodiles in Africa so you did understand that correctly. Also the Cape Buffalo, or African Buffalo is considered one of the most dangerous animals for big-game hunters.
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check here ......cos some one really did let out one hell of a lot of dogs\nhttp://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/dogs.html
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There are a lot of urban myths, this could be one. Still it is possible that a social animal like dolphins may try to help a human in distress. I suspect that they would easily detect our panic with their hearing. I doubt that it is totally instinctive since there is no apparent value to the dolphin. It could be play. Have you seen the footage of killer whales tossing seal cubs around as toys? Unfortunately there are records of dolphin pods fighting each other.
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no it hasnt harmed anyone, the hysteria is about creulty to animals, and trying to affect nature. i certainly have never seen any evidence of it being harmful
397671
They bash into their predators. they are actually quite strong. they kill sharks that way
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Bottlenose Dolphins are not the cute, nice mammals we were led to believe...theay are actually quite nasty. Males hold females captive for days at a time to inhibit her from mating with other dolphins, leading her to finally relenting and mating with her captor. Males have also been known to kill young to induce more mating.
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Well the best thing to do is to keep away from them.  sharks usually don't attack humans unless they are provoked.  \n\nHowever, if a shark does try to attack, punching it in the noes does help.  a sharks noes is full of ultra-sensative nerves that helps them detect prey.\n\nAlso, avoid wearing yellow, black or silver when swimming in shark-infested waters.
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There are pink dolphins in the Amazon region (boto cor de rosa, in Portuguese). They are rarer than the other kind of dolphins found there (Tucuxi).\nThe most famous and interesting story about these dolphins is that they are often blamed for making the young girls pregnant in the region. According to the legend, at night they turn into handsome young men, to which the ladies immediately fall in love.
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OK,that made me laugh out loud, but I hope you are prepared for the backlash of angry yahooligans who are animal lovers. But still, that is making me crack up. In answer to your question, Yes it will be an Olympic sport, right after they add dolphin netting and whaling.
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To be honest, I have seen stuff on comedy shows, documentaries, evening news, etc. that showed female (and, occasionally male) broadcasters being sexually harrased (i.e. attempt at mounting, humping, and even ejaculating) by bulls, ortriches, camels, llamas, orangutans, chimpanzees, zebras, donkeys, horses, dogs, goats, etc. Pretty much any animal in heat that saw itself as big enough to give it a shot with a human. Disgusting, but it is how it is.