Dolphins save surfer from becoming shark’s bait


	Dolphins save surfer from becoming shark’s bait

ratilfar

11-8-2007 12:45 PM

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dolphins, sea, oceans, science, shark, shark attacks

ratilfar says:

"A pod of bottlenose dolphins helped protect the severely injured boarder."

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11-8-2007 12:54 PM

raven714

That's amazing!
Great clip!

11-8-2007 1:05 PM

ratilfar

Yeah, I like sharks (from far away) but I love dolphins. Goodbye and thanks for all the fish!

11-8-2007 2:05 PM

bignosemousie

But... what about this?

11-8-2007 2:10 PM

ratilfar

True, they are wild animals after all. Pregnant females can't be very aggressive. But if they wanted to kill him, he would be dead. They probably thought he was a nuisance of some sort (the man was drunk). The Med has its fair share of sharks, including Great Whites. Had he met one of those, oh boy!

11-8-2007 2:46 PM

sahara

Great clip, and I love your reference to one of my favorite books, and movies! I have that song stuck in my head now! (ugh!)

11-8-2007 3:18 PM

ratilfar

Correction:

Pregnant females (dolphins) can be very aggressive.

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