Why Are Dolphin Attacks Suddenly on the Rise?

[@KPassionate]

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[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

I wonder if some of the delusion that all dolphins are harmless and friendly is due to the shape of their mouths -- they look like they're always smiling to our subconscious minds.

[@KPassionate]

Could be!!!

[@Inazuma68]

I bet

[@kathawenzel8033]

I would rather suggest it's likely more their representation in media like Flipper or Free Willy as humans best friend. And those thousands of misleading sea world and others shows where they are also depicted as friendly, playful and trainers best partners/ friends. When the reality is some very different stuff. Especially for the last point. So many deaths and injured people because of those fancy, family friendly shows, not enough ppl talk about. And I don't wanna start on the animal cruelty point of view.

[@klbriceno1]

that and maybe the media (shows and movies) showing us dolphins are our friends.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Well I mean in Japan they have also slaughtered dolphins in large numbers for god knows how long… so one can imagine how dolphins that live there view humans when they are the ones killing them en masse. I’d be curious to see if it is isolated to certain areas where humans participate in mass slaughtering events and the correlation of that and higher rates of attacks. I feel we don’t hear of that happening often or at all in areas where people are generally respectful of dolphins.

[@ldvan100]

Unless you're an idiot you won't put up with anybody misbehaving in your house so why should they put up with us misbehaving in their house..

[@KPassionate]

Right?!?!

[@DAVIDMILLER-nc9vo]

This woman is very good; she's a great teacher. And she understands predation and is not shy to talk about it. Too many people behave like wild animals are their pets and exist to entertain us.

[@JoyfulNerd400]

As a respectful diver that does not touch wildlife when I dive (exception being rescuing an animal from nets and hooks) I would much rather dive with sharks than I ever would with dolphins or orcas. Marine mammals are far too intelligent for my comfort, and I often leave the water in favour of a boat when they appear EDIT: I’d like to add there was a time where one of my dives could’ve ended badly because i was encroaching on orca territory without prior knowledge of them. It was scary, really, i was surrounded by sharks one moment, and the next all of them were gone. And I hadn’t realised why until I saw a bull emerge from the murky shadows in front of me. Lucky for me i realised they wouldn’t cross the boundary of kelp i was surrounded by (maybe they were aware of entanglements, being such large mammals?) but it sure was scary. This was a group of 12, i think, and I didn’t hear them coming. I hadn’t ever realised orcas could be so quiet when approaching a creature like they had on that day. And since then i refuse to interact with cetaceans, even if i love orcas so very much for their natural beauty, intelligence, and curious nature

[@tarta.f.withcookie1599]

Same!!! I will never get in the water if I know orcas might be near. (Used to swim in the hood canal here in wa state until I personally witnessed the orca coming through... pretty sure they were the transient type that consume marine mammals) scary af!!! I have zero fear when diving with sharks.

[@JoyfulNerd400]

@@tarta.f.withcookie1599 i believe orcas around Scotland are resident orcas? Though I’m not knowledgeable enough on cetaceans around here to be sure, and I didn’t want to test that hypothesis either. I was perfectly happy in the kelp, and when i managed to reach my boat we instantly decided enough was enough for the day

[@tarta.f.withcookie1599]

@JoyfulNerd400 lol agreed, the thought going through my mind in that situation is always "I would prefer to NOT be the first case of a human being injured/ un-alived thanks to an orca"

[@JoyfulNerd400]

@@tarta.f.withcookie1599 I mean it IS a wild animal, as are sharks. If I feel unsafe I just don’t want to test any theory, it’s best to leave the water

[@spiderhands]

I thought there were no records of Orca attacks on humans?

[@rosekimknits]

It's infuriating and unbelievable that you have to tell people, "Don't try to pet (or kiss?!) a wild apex predator." Like if Jurassic Park were real, would they be running up to t-rex and try to tickle it under its tiny arms??

[@sarahrosen4985]

Have you met some people? Stupid tiktokers would absolutely be trying to get selfies with t rex or trying to keep one as a pet with a rhinestone collar. There are Dumb people out there.

[@John_Weiss]

Yes. Yes they would. There were people walking up to the erupting spatter-cones on the Reykjannes Peninsula, trying to get a Perfect Selfie. To get there, they had to walk across a lava field that was dangerously hot in places, and covering over molten lava beneath. The surface-crust of lava is a good insulator, keeping the lava underneath it molten, but it's also brittle. You could break through it right to the molten lava underneath. And idiots were walking across this.

[@jaxr2958]

I reckon they'd be a few dolphins in Japan with PTSD and big grudges. Japan has treated them awfully.

[@semyontatarinov22]

It's a different matter in Europe, Faroe Islands, where people hunt them with knives, creating a bloodbath.

[@runr100]

@@jaxr2958 I was thinking the same. This is more evidence that dolphins communicate with each other. They know that humans aren't their friends in those areas.

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Well I mean in Japan they have also slaughtered dolphins in large numbers for god knows how long… so one can imagine how dolphins that live there view humans when they are the ones killing them en masse. I’d be curious to see if it is isolated to certain areas where humans participate in mass slaughtering events and the correlation of that and higher rates of attacks. I feel we don’t hear of that happening often or at all in areas where people are generally respectful of dolphins.

[@KPassionate]

Taiji cove is on the complete opposite side of the country, in completely different waters. This isn't meant to defend drive hunts, just to say that the two events aren't related at all. The current thinking among marine biologists is that the dolphin is trying to mate with the swimmers.

[@alicew831]

I think the guy trying to land on a killer whale was aiming for a darwin award.

[@TruFrag]

I had a single Orca visit me while I was spearfishing for Pacific Halibut in 2018, I often see Sea Lions in the little cove I was in as well. It spent 9 minutes watching me.

[@charlesmartin1121]

Just to confirm you were in the water with the Orca?

[@TruFrag]

@@charlesmartin1121 I was in the water Spearfishing. The Orca... found me.

[@charlesmartin1121]

@@TruFrag Yes that would definitely be a sphinter tightening experience.

[@samwise5493]

It spent 9 min ultra Sounding you to see if your worth eating.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

@@charlesmartin1121 No, the orca was on land with them.

[@backchat8086]

I don't often comment on yours or any videos for that matter but just wanted to say thx, I always find your channel very interesting and informative. I'm a very experienced scuba diver and while personally I've never had any problems with Sharks or Dolphins I'm actually a bit more wary of Dolphins.... Maybe because they seem more unpredictable than Sharks. (have to stress I've never swam with Great Whites or Tigers though. That's a totally different ball game 😁)

[@KPassionate]

I’m so happy you like the channel! Thanks for watching. It’s good to know I have lurkers in the background even if they don’t comment 😂

[@Mcat7101]

It's time that, as a supposedly intelligent species, we learned that not everything on this earth is for our enjoyment. You are quite right that we should respect that sea creatures are wild animals, and also avoid encroaching on their environment. We have strange double standards based on the reputations we have assigned to various creatures - very few of us would amble through a pride of hungry lions in Africa and expect to survive. Thank you for another informative and, just as importantly, balanced video.

[@KPassionate]

The dolphin double standard obviously annoys me too 😂. Thanks for watching!!!

[@charlesmartin1121]

By 'encroahing on their environment', do you mean people can't swim or dive or surf in the ocean?

[@harrynamkoong3361]

@@charlesmartin1121 You can swim or surf in the ocean but just don't expect it to be a controlled or a safe environment like your local YMCA pool. And definitely don't go looking for extra "contact" by kissing/touching/whatever else with sharks/dolphins/orcas

[@charlesmartin1121]

@@harrynamkoong3361 I don't go looking for extra contact, nor do most people who use the ocean. And yes when I surf, I don't require a guarantee of safety.

[@Mcat7101]

​@@charlesmartin1121Not really. It's more that the oceans are the home of marine animals and, effectively, humans are visitors. Some people do not respect that, or that they are wild animals, so attempt to get too close. There will always be accidental encounters, many of which will result in an enjoyable experience, but nobody should assume that wild creatures are just waiting for a friendly human to say hello.

[@dragonscottage9796]

Oh this good/evil marine animal topic is always so frustrating lol. Dolphin good shark bad turned to shark sweet uwu sea puppies and dolphins heinously evil! Yeah vindicate an animal just to vilify another for the same reason the first one was vilified for. Appreciating and respecting animals for what they are is not a zero-sum game, guys! Sharks can be dangerous, dolphins can be dangerous, both are wild animals in their own habitat at the end of the day. Thanks for the video K! It was nice getting some more info on the orcas too.

[@willmendoza8498]

Thanks for clearing up the orca attack thing. The oft cited "no attacks" thing always sounded surprising to me, but it's been repeated by many credible sources. Nice to have the facts to clear it up.

[@KPassionate]

It is often toted by anti-zoo and aquarium organizations as a means to villainize facilities. But as with all things there is more to it! Thanks for watching

[@robertracz6133]

​@@KPassionate villanize zoos and aquariums ? Isnt the idea of these places evil ? To cach animals just so we Can look at them... I understand some animals cannot be released in to the wild but are there any other good things this facilities do for animals ??? Im really curious I never heard any expert say zoos are just villanized but they are actually good

[@KPassionate]

Sorry, you seem to be under quite a few misconceptions. First, modern and accredited zoos do not participate in actively catching animals from the wild or their natural habitats. There are exceptions, typically for breeding purposes if a species is threatened or endangered, but this is rare and many of the offspring from these breeding programs are released back into the wild. [1] mixlab.com/blog/do-zoos-capture-animals [2] www.pdza.org/recovering-a-species-red-wolf-pups-born-in-april/ Recent studies have found that marine mammals in zoos and aquariums (including dolphins) live longer, healthier, and happier lives than their wild counterparts. [3] species360.org/2023/10/marine-mammal-longevity-study-reveals-remarkable-advances-in-animal-welfare/ Another study from the University of Zurich found that most mammals, including elephants, have a greater life expectancy in zoos and aquariums where they are safe from the threat of poaching, predation, food shortages, and habitat loss. [4] www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161107112635.htm Accredited zoos and aquariums do a LOT of good. They carry out thousands of research and conservation projects every year, half of which are field projects in over 80 countries. WAZA accredited facilities spend nearly 350 million US dollars every year on conservation and research, making zoos and aquariums the third largest contributor to conservation in the world. [5] polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/articles/polar-bears-in-zoos [6] polarbearsinternational.org/what-we-do/research/zoo-based-studies/ [7] www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5454182/ [8] wildwelfare.org/the-conservation-mission-of-zoos-nabila-aziz/ When first class wildlife conservation organizations like Polar Bears International support zoos and aquariums, and all recent data refutes your position, then it might be time to rethink your misconceptions. If you're interested, I found this article from the Center for the Environment and Welfare particularly enlightening because it debunks a lot of misconceptions about zoos and aquariums, discusses a lot of the benefits of these facilities, and backs up all their arguments with data from published research. [9] environmentandwelfare.com/the-benefits-of-zoos-for-conservation-and-education/

[@alecbarton28]

@@KPassionatelmao u are too kind & too hardworking for this commenter

[@Mcat7101]

​@@KPassionateThank you for posting this information. I love animals, and would never want to return to the.days when they were snatched from their natural environments just to be gawped at for entertainment However, I have always appreciated good conservation zoos and their role in protecting species. I see their other main role as education - people will engage more with the welfare of animals and protecting their habitats if they are visible to us.

[@ChristineSaveTheFish]

I was in a discussion with a German marine biologist about that pilot whale insistent you mentioned. The analysis was, that she aprouched a sleeping pod and that’s why this happened.

[@KPassionate]

Startling wild predators that are sleeping is definitely a recipe for disaster lol

[@charlesmartin1121]

@@KPassionate Startling some humans that are sleeping is also a recipe for disaster.

[@LB-ge8ih]

People are big on confirmation bias. (Sea World shows have not helped a lick.) So many folks hear tales of dolphins saving drowning people by pushing them toward shore, but don’t consider that dolphins are curious and playfully push things all the time, and there could be as many (and likely way, WAY more) people who are pushed AWAY from shore by dolphins, but we don’t hear about them because they don’t live to tell the tale. Dolphins don’t have a concept of life on land, or of the idea that people need to be on land or survive, because dolphins spend their lives entirely in water. They don’t know that a person is in distress and needs to be helped back to shore. They just want to explore this new object/creature that’s in their environment, and sometimes in doing that they inadvertently “save” a human by pushing the human shoreward. If we knew how many more folks got pushed out to sea, we might not have such a mythology built around the altruism of dolphins. I love dolphins, as I do all animals, but we should take them on their own terms and not create a narrative of their motives based on our own egos.

[@tmarkcommons174]

You do not sound like you know dolphins, personally. What you said was borrowed from some other species and just made sense to you. Do you believe that there are dolphins in heaven?

[@LB-ge8ih]

@@tmarkcommons174 I’ve read quite a bit regarding fallacies of human thought, confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance, etc. There is something known as “Survivorship Bias” at play when people hear about wild animals performing lifesaving deeds and ascribe intent. This is compounded by sampling error, because there are no contradictory stories told by those who DIDN’T survive. You don’t need to have “personal” experience with dolphins to understand rational concepts. But if you do want more scholarly literature on “The Problem of the Benevolent Dolphin,” I suggest reading the wonderful and thought-provoking book MISTAKES WERE MADE, BUT NOT BY ME, written by social psychologists Carol Travis and Elliot Aronson. It’s brilliant, and it delves into the logical hazard of attributing human motive to dolphin behavior, along with many other instances of logical fallacy. Dolphins are amazing animals, but thinking there is something magical about them helping humans leads to people doing incredibly stupid things, and this can harm dolphins. Having a realistic, unromantic view about nature doesn’t mean I don’t love the natural world, it means that I respect it enough to accept and try to understand it as it really is, rather than trying to make it conform to human ideologies, or thinking of it only as it pertains to interaction with/usefulness to humans. The real world isn’t a Disney cartoon. And no, I don’t think there are dolphins in heaven, partly because I think superimposing human wishes and mythologies on animals does not help animals in the least, and partly (mostly) because I do not believe in heaven, nor do I have any religious convictions. Again, I make the choice to see things as clearly and rationally as I can. This doesn’t mean that you have to, it’s a personal preference.

[@LB-ge8ih]

@@tmarkcommons174 I’ve read quite a bit regarding fallacies of human thought, confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance, etc. There is something known as “Survivorship Bias” at play when people hear about wild animals performing lifesaving deeds and ascribe intent. This is compounded by sampling error, because there are no contradictory stories told by those who DIDN’T survive. You don’t need to have “personal” experience with dolphins to understand rational concepts. But if you do want more scholarly literature on “The Problem of the Benevolent Dolphin,” I suggest reading the wonderful and thought-provoking book MISTAKES WERE MADE, BUT NOT BY ME, written by social psychologists Carol Travis and Elliot Aronson. It’s brilliant, and it delves into the logical hazard of attributing human motive to dolphin behavior, along with many other instances of logical fallacy. Dolphins are amazing animals, but thinking there is something magical about them helping humans leads to people doing incredibly stupid things, and this can harm dolphins. Having a realistic, unromantic view about nature doesn’t mean I don’t love the natural world, it means that I respect it enough to accept and try to understand it as it really is, rather than trying to make it conform to human ideologies, or thinking of it only as it pertains to interaction with/usefulness to humans. The real world isn’t a Disney cartoon. And no, I don’t think there are dolphins in heaven, partly because I think superimposing human wishes and mythologies on animals does not help animals in the least, and partly (mostly) because I do not believe in heaven, nor do I have any religious convictions. Again, I make the choice to see things as clearly and rationally as I can. This doesn’t mean that you have to, it’s a personal preference.

[@LB-ge8ih]

@@tmarkcommons174Try looking up “problem of the benevolent dolphin” (in quotes), if you want to understand the rationale. And I don’t believe in heaven, so no, I don’t believe that there are dolphins in heaven.

[@annelarrybrunelle3570]

They're not dogs. Nor would a dog to whom you are unfamiliar necessarily be friendly, although many are. Usually, you are bigger than a dog, and often stronger (at along about 80 pounds, perhaps not so). And you're both on land. Anything that has enough horsepower to move through water at above 10 MPH and also outweighs you is a good candidate to kill you, if only by accident. Anything with as much dentition as a cat can inflict serious injury. And if you want to play with any of the animals shown in the video, that is evidence the animal is smarter than you are. None of them are pets. Watch from a distance.

[@danielnelson3136]

Dolphins are not malicious? Nah bro, they definitely know what they're doing! Pervy cultured Dolphins!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@flyingeagle3898]

My basic premise is that intellegence increases the range of possible behaviors a creature can have both in the altruistic direction and in the harm-causing direction. That said although your points about inconsiderate humans and the inconsistent labeling of behavior between sharks and dolphins is relevant I think the fact that injuries caused by dolphins are highly likely to be minor and non-life threatening combined with the common stories of benevolent behavior by dolphins towards humans does justify their positive image and I find it said that in some circles their reputation is swinging straight from "cute, can do no wrong" to "sadistic monsters" when the truth is mostly that they need to be respected on their own terms, and interactions with individuals from any large animal species can turn violent, but dolphins do still have a larger quantity of positive interactions with humans than most. Also Im firmly on team dolphins are toothed whales and toothed whales are still whales in the semantic discussion.

[@thomasesau2376]

"Why your dolphin is not lustier, for me, I speak in respect." Sheakspeare obviously knew about lust.🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐋🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐝🐝🐝

[@klbriceno1]

yeah, any wild animal can defend it's self and it's territory, especially if they are being touched. I think you are right, we should give them all respect, just because we like them, doesn't mean they aren't dangerous. The people disrespecting them in those videos, makes me so angry. When will people learn?

[@nannettefreeman7331]

I worked at a magazine that shared office space (same publisher) as Skin Diver Magazine, & heard COUNTLESS tales of dolphin’s overactive libidos. Not just the male dolphins either! They REALLY like sex! I thought everyone knew that! 😂

[@KPassionate]

As someone who has worked with female whales, dolphins, and porpoises... I can confirm this is true.

[@alveolate]

"dolphins and whales are charismatic, playful, extremely intelligent, and very social" but wait, aren't some sharks also charismatic, playful, extremely intelligent, and very social? 🤔we may be more biased against sharks than we realise...

[@tmarkcommons174]

While crossing the doldrums (north to Hawaii) on a ten-meter sailboat, I was only making about one knot. A pod of dolphins appeared and , with about 18" of freeboard, I started interacting with them. Since I was going so slowly I put on a mask and jumped over and held onto the trailing safety-line. It surprised me that the pod became very reticent and mostly just stayed with me at about twenty-feet of depth. After a boring ten minutes, or so, one of them peeled off and swam in front of me. It turned on its side and blew a cloud of shit on me that I could not avoid!.........Then, a few minutes later, it happened again! I got back on the boat, with a very despondent look. My mate, that I was not getting on well with, said, "What's wrong you?" I said, "I can't believe it. I'm stuck in the middle of the ocean with you, and you're an asshole; so I went swimming with the dolphins and the shit on me." He roared with laughter and said, "See, it's you! Even the dolphins know that you're an asshole."

[@tmarkcommons174]

Some dolphins are jerks. There are documented wife-beaters and bullies.

[@KPassionate]

This sounds like a very dolphin interaction 😂

[@dashriprock5720]

The thing that makes dolphin attacks sinister is they carry out their attack with that playful happy smile on their face. They must enjoy inflicting pain!

[@KPassionate]

Yes!!! They are way scarier than sharks to me and I’ve worked with them!

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

@@dashriprock5720 It may look like a playful happy smile to us, but it isn't. It doesn't express emotion at all, it's just how their faces are built. We can't help seeing them that way due to how our minds work subconsciously, but we need to know better.

[@dashriprock5720]

@@b.a.erlebacher1139 LOL! I thought my comment was clearly meant to be humorous..but this is KZbin so I guess I understand your need to explain that to me.

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

@@dashriprock5720 Sorry I missed that it was a joke. I see so much seriously believed bullshit in comments that I'm having a harder and harder time identifying humour!

[@dashriprock5720]

@@b.a.erlebacher1139 I know..people seem to think their dogs literally smile too.

[@donstash4295]

I grew up on farm. Most animals can be agressive and will bite or charge particularly wild ones. Watching people touching or harassing them is for fools.

[@KPassionate]

But always slightly amusing when they get a bruised behind from it lol

[@kevinfunk83]

100% do not believe an animal as smart as an orca would ever be confused about what they are attacking. That orca would’ve removed that surfer’s leg if it was serious about eating him. P.S. I’d be curious to hear your thoughts about Ocean Ramsey, even though she focuses on touching SHARKS and you focus on marine mammals.

[@johannahoneyman697]

Dolphins have never fooled me!!

[@bjs3380]

Considering the Japanese have large scale dolphin culls in Taiji, I can't really fault dolphins for not liking humans or being confused by what humans represent.

[@112BobbiGirl]

I'm sorry. I don't care what anyone says about a wild Orca not attacking in the wild, even if they don't want to eat me, I'm not getting in the water with them on purpose! We raised an abandoned baby calf two years ago, and we can't go in his pature alone with him anymore, because he wants to "play" with us. But a 800lb steer could kill you trying to love you. We still pet him through the fence and give him carrots and scratches, and go in when he needs food and water, but we are in and out without messing around, because we don't want to get squished. I sure as heck don't want to be squished and drowned by a freaking Killer Whale!

[@juliaforsyth8332]

t's illegal in some countries to swim with Orca on purpose.

[@blucat4]

@@juliaforsyth8332 Can you swim with them on porpoise? 😁🙂

[@colleeneggertson2117]

Very informative and interesting. I liked the discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of zoos and aquariums in some of the replies. The Calgary Zoo, in my area, is very active in restoring populations of endangered animals and birds.

[@KPassionate]

@@colleeneggertson2117 zoos and aquariums are doing amazing things all over the world! They are not the same institutions from 50 years ago. Glad you have a great facility near you!

[@charlesmartin1121]

I really appreciate how you weed out the misconceptions around such a charged subject. My only mild disent would be that Orca in the wild as a general proposition do not attack humans (leaving aside whatever those Iberian Orcas are doing and why). Thats not to say they never attack us, but if such attacks were even fraction as numerous as shark attacks, it would have come to widespread attention long before the present day. Which in my opinion would have been very bad for Orcas (not to mention their human victims), because humans historically actively target and destroy creatures which directly threaten us. And if Orcas intended to hunt humans they would be exponentially better at it than sharks, but also easier to hunt and kill, because they can't easily slip out of slight as air breathing mammals. This is what made them so easy to capture for the aquarium trade. Now add active sonar and hydraulic harpoons to the mix, and humanity could wipe Orcas in short order were it our intention. For the record I am very glad there is no need for such measures, and we can coexist in relative harmony.

[@Lowlandlord]

We need a Jaws movie about dolphins, get the message more accurate.

[@EdmundAspelund-vv9xs]

Moral of the story respect wild animals wether on land or sea wild animals are not pets dont stress them out

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Just leave them alone. If a Dolphin or an Orca walked into my bedroom, I would be a bit annoyed. It's their house, don't bother them.

[@douglasclerk2764]

If a dolphin or orca walked into my bedroom I would be extremely puzzled - they don't have legs.

[@albatross4920]

do "sexually frustrated" dolphins ever harass other animals or are they weirdly obsessed with humans? Or is it because we stupidly plop ourselves in front of them trying to get selfies?

[@KPassionate]

They’ll harass anything 😂

[@ZoggFromBetelgeuse]

This might sound silly, but I think one reason for the pro-dolphin bias and anti-shark bias is the fact that dolphin mouths look like they are smiling, whereas shark mouths look like they are pouting.

[@KPassionate]

Agreed, the smile probably has something to do with it.

[@IAmBeingSilenced]

Did that man just try to belly flop onto the back of a 10,000lbs.-20,000lbs. killing machine? 😳

[@dustman96]

That was about the most moronic thing I've ever seen someone do.

[@corvidsRcool]

@@dustman96 IDK, that guy trying to kiss a shark might have out moroned him.

[@dustman96]

@@corvidsRcool A nurse shark can't really kill you, an orca can kill you easily.

[@douglasclerk2764]

People can be 1dj1ts.

[@blucat4]

Some people are just so stupid, and add alcohol and there is no limit!

[@haggielady]

Thanks KP

[@KPassionate]

Thanks for watching!

[@loriki8766]

Dolphins can also be a-holes just like every other species. I know it's awful, but I snicker whenever I see dolphins poking pufferfish with their noses to get high. Then I feel bad for the pufferfish. We humans are awful too. I do wonder though IF sea creatures attack boats and people because our boats are so loud - military using super loud sonar, giant cruise ships with their loud (to sea creatures) motors, and all the ways we pollute the ocean. Whales, dolphins, etc are intelligent, maybe they figured out that we're not great?

[@williamleidy6713]

Respect the wild side.

[@SeanRhoadesChristopher]

There is a law in the United States stating pedestrians walk on the left side of the road, few do, and few come to understand the danger involved. Cyclist must obey the same laws as vehicles, but it seems many think the pedestrian law applies to them, which is also extremely dangerous. There are many boaters out there now, who do not have much of a clue regarding the laws involved until they are randomly caught doing something wrong. So the probably of someone being killed by an Orca, while doing something risky is extremely high! It’s just a matter of time.

[@JackKinross]

Really interesting. I'm currently working on human - leopard conflict mitigation in an area where several children have been killed. I think there's so we still need to understand re stress levels, mistaken identity and individual wild animal characteristics across many species. I hope you can research further on dolphin attacks, there's a lot to be learnt from this and I like how you keep emphasizing respect. Great video.

[@ChristineSaveTheFish]

Funny, there is a joke marine biology students in Germany have: who’s the a…hole in the sea: (auditorium answers) dolphins. Seams to be that cruelty comes with intelligence. Like in humans. Except orcas. For me the most intelligent and empathetic creatures of the planet.

[@charlesmartin1121]

Really? Have you seen the numerous footage of Orcas tossing around baby seals, and then sometimes not eating them? Or savagely killing baby whales? Is that empathic behavior?

[@KPassionate]

Orcas are immensely cruel to their prey and conspecifics. Often killing for fun rather than necessity

[@robynpicknell7801]

That guy in New Zealand would NOT have been laughing and nor would his friends, if the Orca had returned the favour and breached, landing on top of him! If he was "lucky", and that is a massive IF, he may have gotten away with maybe just a broken bone (or 2), some nasty bruising and a very frightening story. However, had he been "unlucky", he would be dead. Adult orca, especially the males, we8gh several tonnes, having that kind of weight landing on top of you, even though in water, would likely be the last thing he would have seen. Ever. People need to learn to STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM WILD ANIMALS!!! We need to give them the space and respect that they deserve. By all means admire them, take pictures or videos of them, but keep your bloody distance and do NOT try to get a selfie or try to touch them at all, then move away and let them go on their way.

[@offtherockcycles]

fingers crossed humans stop wrecking and over fishing the seas and then the dolphins and whales wont be so angry

[@charlesmartin1121]

Do you communicate with dolphins and whales? How is it you know what they are thinking?

[@garethpothin1498]

They must witnessed The Cove dolphin slaughter in Japan

[@marknehez]

Love this video, thank you for the facts.

[@KPassionate]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tazp2773]

Have you seen “The Cove”? They are retaliating

[@JaceReboot]

I wonder if orcas are targeting boats and people in their habitat as a learned/adaptive behavior... I mean we know they have regional dialects among pods, are highly communal and even seem to have what could be seen as unique cultures between differing parts of the globe.... Doesn't seem crazy to wonder if after a few hundred years of us F-ing around they have warned the young and decided its find out time. The way some other species have over time also grown more aggressive towards humans as a result of our past cruelties or current stupidities.

[@elezeiaz]

I'm not sure I agree that Orca's attacking boats equals Orcas attacking humans. As far as I've found out, there's only one documented case of an orca biting a human, and that was in 1972. But very fair point on the other vechile-animal attacks! I'm not sure I do agree that they all would count as attacks towards humans either. It's a discussion I could lost in for sure 😂

[@ComplacentOtter]

Do otters next!

[@KPassionate]

Ha! I’ll add them to the list.

[@ComplacentOtter]

@@KPassionate Awesome! They're getting so popular and they're my favorite but they are so so so so dangerous.

[@ncwordman]

Another great video, KP. Wild animals are wild. I fully understand the desire to hug them, but I wouldn't dare. Wild means not civilized. We are civilized, and really cannot comprehend what it means to be otherwise. As much as I'd love to swim with dolphins and whales, sleep and curl up with chimpanzees or wolves, I *know* that I do not know them. There are some such animals in certain situations with specific people. But even then, those animals could play in such a way that would be extremely dangerous and harmful to us.

[@rogeriopenna9014]

They are mammals, and only 95 million years separated from us, while sharks are 450 million years separated from us.

[@ArtSailing]

Complicated brains, social animals, intelligent how could be all of them friendly. No sense to expect all of them to have same behaviour all the time. Theres troublemakers everywhere, or just a bad moment - humans or animals groups.

[@jcinkris]

I think the no attacks thing was a byproduct of local tribes saying Orcas never maliciously attacked them and people bought that to mean all instances which is very different because the native tribes I believe mostly interacted with resident Orcas. I know I've also heard it stated Orcas have never killed anyone in the wild only in zoos which I think again misrepresents Orcas can and will attack if they choose or want to. I'm actually more surprised such smart creatures didn't atfa k people when the juveniles were being captured for aquatic parks. But it's also why captive Orcas shouldn't be released into the wild and no Orcas should be bred in captivity cause we are starting to mess with the fragile gene pools of these wonderful creatures.

[@seanaudette8389]

Wait wait wait before I start this video, are you gonna say this dolphin has a mental disorder but they usually never attack humans?!! Dolphins are messed up. They're not as innocent as they seem

[@DAG_r8]

Great video ! Shark definitely mistake identity when attacking surfers but I wouldnt bet on that when attacking divers or cage divers like ive seen in a few documentaries.... Anyone who thinks Dolphins cannot be nasty needs to do more research, I think the fact they are mamal makes em more human compared to sharks, although not sure it means its a good thing, we can be pretty nasty to. At the end of the day if the animal is hungry enough it will look for an easy meal, as those orcas did on that movie set. I suppose 'mental disorder' or illness can also cause un usual behavior.

[@thehomeschoolinglibrarian]

People need to educate themselves about marine mamals because they can get nasty. Killer Whales and other dolphins are known to kill for fun and play with their kills. All because they don't see us as food doesn't mean they will not kill us. I respect wildlife enough that I either keep my distance or with fish and small invertebrates like butterflies I don't touch them.

[@deathtoraiden2080]

1:56 🐬: _"I knew that photo would come back to haunt me..."_

[@MarrisaPlays]

there is a rampent issue in humans were we see teeth and claws and presume its something that will eat us but if its visual edifice is pleasing to our eye we then give it friendly status and forget about things like teeth claws and horns. It is even more prevalent when that animal appears to be helpful or want socialization from us. My heart desperately wants to hug a lion but my brain knows 99% of lions will think I'm a tasty snack. Because dolphins have a history of "saving" humans they are given friend status in the general population as if a dolphin and a manitee had the same threat level.

[@BrooklynHudson]

C'mon now. While I do believe many shark attacks are mistaken identity, when it happens, a shark will more often finish the job or accidentally finish the job. The orca pod that sank those boats, once the people were in the water, had every opportunity to attack the people and didn't, they just wanted the boats gone - there are multiple theories why. There have been so many incidents of orcas curiously swimming alongside people or surfers, and never have they ever eaten anyone or even ripped off a limb. There was that one solitary incident way back when and they believe it was a young male learning to hunt. When he realized the guy wasn't a seal, he let go. You can't compare sharks and orcas. Not that I think sharks are evil, but they're far more violent when you encounter one than orcas ever have been. As for dolphins... they can be jerks.

[@KPassionate]

So far, no one who has been on a boat sunk by an orca has ended up in the water. If that happens, I do not expect it to go well even though I think the orcas are just playing. Also, no, sharks do not "finish the job" when they bite someone. As I pointed out in the video, sharks most often spit out someone after they bite them. All sources cited in the descriptions. One of the main reasons orca attacks on humans is rare... is because humans rarely get in the water with them. Most orcas live in very remote, very cold places like Antarctica, Alaska, Norway, etc and no one is swimming in those waters. Whereas sharks love warm, tropical waters like Florida which is considered the shark attack capital of the world.

[@juliaforsyth8332]

@@KPassionate What about New Zealand and Dr Ingrid Visser? Plenty of people accidently swim with Orca and have had no bad experiences with them.

[@KPassionate]

@@juliaforsyth8332 Ingrid Visser is a really poor example of a "scientist”. Swimming with dangerous animals does nothing for the animals or science. She just likes to swim with them. If she continues to do so something bad will eventually happen. By encouraging that behavior she encourages people to disrespect animals’ personal space. She is not a credible scientist. Just an orca groupie.

[@blucat4]

@@KPassionate Maybe she should go see that dolphin, hee hee .. 😄

[@erictaylor5462]

I saw a white shark attack a seal once. The shark bit the seal ans spat it out waiting until it blead to death before returning to feed. In the case of human attacks, at least in known cases the human is rescued and removed from the water, and even if the die, they are not put back into the water. There have been many cases of swimmers disappearing at sea, and of course many cases where people are witnessed being attacked and eaten when the witness had no way to rescue the swimmer, such as the USS Indianapolis.

[@MRtreeguy904]

I'm pretty sure that's Gerald Broflovski

[@LM-oi3sf]

What What What

[@MRtreeguy904]

@@LM-oi3sf THE BLOWHOLE IS NOT FUNCTIONAL!!! THE BLOWHOLE IS NOT FUNCTIONAL!!!!!!

[@jeffmiller6954]

Many years ago I spoke with a marine mammal trainer for the navy. He told me that he thought seals were more intelligent than dolphins and preferred to work with the former over the latter. He said that dolphins would rake their teeth along his arm.

[@catherinewitt6782]

I think we do need to become more respectful, but we are becoming less so.

[@MrHeems]

Rabies has recently been confirmed in African cape seals. This made me worry how far the disease has gone through the ocean food web. Along With the possibility of a being transferred to more advanced aquatic mammals.

[@KPassionate]

I did a video on the rabies in Cape fur seals. While technically possible for a dolphins and orcas to get rabies, it is extremely unlikely. A seal would have to bite or scratch them deep enough to penetrate their thick layer of blubber. This would also happen at sea where the saltwater would greatly dilute the virus, decreasing the risk of transmission. Also, the virus lives in the salivary glands, and most whales and dolphins have atrophied or non-existent saliva glands. [1] baleinesendirect.org/en/do-whales-produce-saliva/ [2] www.whalefacts.org/can-whales-get-rabies/ Sharks and fish cannot get or transmit rabies as it primarily affects warm-blooded mammals.

[@ChascaSnow]

Rabies can't live in water

[@jvillan94]

I think ppl will continue to do stupid crap and they will continue to find out.

[@zoperxplex]

The Japanese ear dolphin. As you say, these animals are smart.

[@bicyclingbum1551]

its because the whales told them about what the Japanese do to them ..

[@hsdinoman2267]

like sharks, hate dolphins

[@astargmoneynevaendz999]

18 people attacked

[@Paxmax]

Ooof.. That Orca ramming a shark... I felt that in my ribs. In air you can just be pushed off, in water, for all intent and purposes, you are basically backed up against a wall. 😬 *BAM!*

[@LukeJaywalker-c8t]

I wonder if some of the attacks in Japan sometimes happen because of their tradition of slaughtering a bunch of dolphins. It's a brutal tradition.

[@KPassionate]

No, these attacks are happening on the opposite coast and in completely different waters. This isn't meant to defend the drive hunts, just to say they are unrelated. Lots of countries, cultures, and peoples around the world eat whales and dolphins. Including Norway, Iceland, and indigenous people of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland as well as some Caribbean countries.

[@blucat4]

You keep pointing to a video in our top right which isn't there! 🙂 Great video by the way. 🙂

[@KPassionate]

Sometimes the cards don't show up where they should, I don't know why. But I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@robinwolstenholme6377]

his famly was probeble takeing revenge for his famaly

[@KPassionate]

The dolphin is trying to mate with humans. That is the current consensus among marine biologists.

[@bramk4156]

I'm guessing maybe some of them just felt like being mean I would assume they are capable of having emotions like that but I'm definitely no expert

[@KPassionate]

Oh dolphins can definitely do things just to be mean 😂. I used to work with one particularly mean spirited dolphin named Helen. She also loved to torture birds 😬

[@doyleuboldi9049]

Hi KP. Are these isolated incidences with bottlenose dolphins only exclusive to that species? And do you personally feel that some of these playful interactions aren’t being reported as much as shark attacks are?

[@KPassionate]

The incidents are one male bottlenose dolphin off the coast of Japan but many other incidents happen around the world. I completely agree that dolphin attacks are likely underreported!

[@nunabiz]

The animal is probably a survivor of Japanese murder cove

[@KPassionate]

The Taiji cove is on the other side of the country, in completely different waters. That isn't a defense of the drive hunts, just that the two events are completely unrelated. Especially since the current opinion among marine biologists is that the dolphin is displaying mating behaviors.

[@wasteddragon8201]

Woohoo. First tme Dorset has been famous since Hardy.

[@curiousrex5183]

*Racism*

[@LunaHusky805]

Don't forget that there is another group of orcas. Transient orcas I think. Theyll eat anything that isn't one of theirs. Including humans. The resident orcas avoid them whenever possible.

[@blucat4]

You can't say that because no orca has ever eaten a human in the wild.

[@3amael]

Revenge for Japan's annual dolphin hunts?

[@KPassionate]

No. The dolphin is simply trying to mate with humans. The annual dolphin hunts take place on the opposite side of the country in completely different waters. This isn't to defend the drive hunts, just that the two events are not at all related.

[@3amael]

@@KPassionate Simply 😕

[@KPassionate]

Maybe not the best choice of words. I just meant that there is a simple answer.

[@lifesajoke6965]

If the goal of those attacks were to cause harm to the humans the people wouldn't make it out of the water.

[@KPassionate]

Broken bones and bites deep enough to require stitches aren't harm?

[@SRDXXF]

Look what they do to dolphins in japan.

[@KPassionate]

Lots of countries, cultures, and peoples around the world eat whales and dolphins. Including Norway, Iceland, and indigenous people of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland as well as some Caribbean countries.

[@johntresemer5631]

👍🙏

[@Scrahdabley]

agweed

[@seanaudette8389]

Ok glad you didn't say that

[@lillipupsmum8820]

Isn’t it believed that the orcas in the Mediterranean that are attacking boats could very well be doing it because the matriarch has been hit previously by part of a boat?

[@KPassionate]

That was an early theory that gained a lot of traction in the media. The thing is, boat interactions with that population of killer whales are very well documented, and there is no documented incident with a boat and white gladis. The current consensus among marine biologists is that the orcas are just playing. But, as I said about the pilot whale who grabbed the woman's leg, play when you're that big can be deadly. I did a video on the Iberian orcas that I'll link below if you're interested. [1] kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWHGeJeabtGInbs

[@lillipupsmum8820]

@@KPassionate thank you. I really love your videos. So informative and interesting.

[@runr100]

Dolphins can go after strongly-scented areas...not unlike dogs. They seem to be a lot like dogs, actually.

[@KPassionate]

Dolphins have no sense of smell whatsoever

[@runr100]

@@KPassionate Oh, look at that, you are correct! In that case, they are tasting us.

[@KPassionate]

They also really can’t taste 😂

[@blucat4]

@@KPassionate No smell, no taste? They must have yummy echo-location! 😄

[@melusine826]

How many dolphins have been killed around taiji Japan?... these very smart animals can feel.

[@KPassionate]

The current belief among marine biologists is that the dolphin is "romantically" frustrated. There is no evidence at all that it is related to Taiji, as these attacks are happening on the other side of the country in completely different waters. This isn't to defend the dolphin drive hunts, but to say that the two events are not related at all.

[@judahclough3701]

Including orcas.

[@maxamillion499]

Don't the Japanese eat dolphins?.....

[@KPassionate]

Lots of countries, cultures, and peoples around the world eat whales and dolphins. Including Norway, Iceland, and indigenous people of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland as well as some Caribbean countries.

[@maxamillion499]

@@KPassionate Thankyou for letting me Know about other countries partaking in the consumption of dolphins and other whales. I think its a shame that they do and that some cultures are not as destructive. Like the native Alaskan dolphin killing methods compered to the Japanese method. Everyone has the right to eat what they want its just that I feel Whales are just as intelligent as us and shouldn't be hunted. Same as octopi. fun fact I do love beef and fish, love your channel have fun.

[@ronviejo4994]

if cetaceans had opposable thumbs we would be in for some serious trouble

[@KPassionate]

Honestly though!!

[@CanadianFitted]

They aren’t attacking Humans lol, they are disabling boats that injured their family.

[@KPassionate]

No, they're not getting revenge on boats that injured there family. The scientific consensus is that the Iberian orcas are just playing. The vast majority of whales engaged in this behavior are juveniles. There is zero evidence for the silly revenge story, which was largely made up by the media. But as I said about the pilot whale who bit the swimmer's leg, play when you're that big can be deadly. Also... thanks for demonstrating my point, that people always excuse orca and dolphin attacks as something other than what they really are.

[@CanadianFitted]

@@KPassionate Attack implies a targeted assault on a person or persons, we do not call property damage an “Attack” on our person either so truthfully they never attacked anyone. I have heard both theories that it could be a game to them or one of then could have gotten injured by a propellor and now they disable the boats to keep humans away, but either way it has the exact same results and the cause can only be a theory regardless 😁

[@KPassionate]

They are not attacking boats with propellors. They are almost exclusively targeting monohulled sailboats with spade shaped rudders. The governments of Spain and Portugal commissioned a workshop involving scientists and management authorities who put together the report below and concluded that the orcas are just playing. [1] archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?direct=1&noattach=true&ref=22172&ext=pdf&k And yes, if someone threw a brick through the window of your car while you were driving, you would call that an attack. My point is, sanitizing these incidents and saying "they're not REALLY attacks" has given the wrong impression to countless people who think it is safe to swim with these animals or get their boats dangerously close to them. This has a profound negative impact on whales and dolphins because studies have shown they forage and rest less and swim greater distances when people are around.

[@Orcinus-s4z]

​@@CanadianFitted very unlikely. Orcas are still dolphins. And if you remember, these animals play with their kills

[@CA-lf7jt]

In Japan? Hmmm they are pretty smart. Maybe they have their friends who started , unfortunately , in the doc The Cove.

[@KPassionate]

No, as I said in the video, most marine biologists currently believe the dolphin is trying to mate with humans. The Taiji Cove is on the opposite side of Japan in very different waters. Note, I'm not defending the drive hunts, just stating that these two events are unrelated.

[@SoCal760]

Dolphins remember what the Japanese do to them, rounding them up, chopping up entire herds in a bloody cove each year

[@KPassionate]

The Taiji cove is on the other side of the country, in completely different waters. That isn't a defense of the drive hunts, just that the two events are completely unrelated. Especially since the current opinion among marine biologists is that the dolphin is displaying mating behaviors.

[@paddlefar9175]

Maybe the amorous male dolphin is quite comfortable around humans and maybe even a Russian released dolphin and in the wild it doesn’t know how to interact with other Dolphins properly. My theory is that it is considered by the female dolphins, to be too far out of the normal bell curve of accepted male dolphin behaviour, hence they reject his advances and chase him off. He might basically be “involuntary celibate”, hence the attempted “ humping” of humans?

[@rachelpedroni6661]

My question is, I love these animals, I would love to observe them and possibly even have them observe me. I realize any amount of presence in the water may stress any animal out. We are large apex predictors as well. I want to respect the ocean and all living things in it. So where is the line of respectful observation and too close?

[@KPassionate]

The general rule of thumb is that if a wild animal changes their behavior because of your presence, then you are too close. Below I've linked to the NOAA's marine life viewing guidelines. For dolphins and porpoises, you should remain at least 50 yards away at all times. The distance is 100-300 yards away for killer whales, although that is very regional and depends on the ecotype. Although, in Washington State, that distance will rise to 1,000 yards in 2025 for the endangered southern resident killer whales. [1] www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/marine-life-viewing-guidelines/guidelines-and-distances [2] www.bewhalewise.org/ You can also see them at zoos and aquariums. Recent studies have found that marine mammals in zoos and aquariums (including dolphins) live longer, healthier, and happier lives than their wild counterparts. Just make sure you look up the facility first and check if they are AZA and WAZA accredited before going. [3] species360.org/2023/10/marine-mammal-longevity-study-reveals-remarkable-advances-in-animal-welfare/

[@JayEt-o5h]

So here's the thing near professional. Not just an average Joe. We don't smell like seals. For an animal that can detect blood in the water of 2 football fields or whatever Olympic pools, whatever the case may be. And they get all these sonars. How about safe to say? I don't believe in mistaken identity. Now. If you get a bunch of people eating a bunch of seafood, then yeah, that could be a mistaken identity since we do smell of what we eat. Do you think any of these people peed in the water that might have attracted

[@oscarl.3563]

I've watched too much of "Sharks happen" to fall for the mistaken identity theory and other ideas. Don't swim with dolphins if you menstruate.

[@KPassionate]

😂

[@donart8841]

Wild means wild it’s in the name, anyone who wants to touch a wild anything puts their life own in danger, would you walk up to any human (you did not know) & try to rub them or put a cigarette in their mouth, NO, then why do it to a wild animal 🧐🤪🤯