Dolphin Attacks Trainer At Miami Seaquarium
Dolphin Attack on Trainer at Miami Seaquarium Captured in Chilling Footage
When the trainer resurfaces, she makes her way to the dock. After emerging from the pool, she hunches down, visibly frightened. Another trainer can be seen kneeling down and checking on her.
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Naomi A Rose, a Marine Mammal Scientist at the Animal Welfare Institute, told Newsweek that while the video does not show the incident close up enough to determine exactly what happened, it is "clear the dolphin struck the trainer," however it is more likely that the dolphin "rammed the trainer."
"[This] is more concerning—ramming is done with the rostrum, which is very strong and rigid, and is how dolphins repel sharks. They can break ribs or kill people doing this..." Rose said. "I say this because the trainer seemed to be moved through the water very rapidly by an external force—there was that sudden rise out of the water (as if the dolphin came up underneath the trainer) and then that sharp left turn, which a human wouldn't be able to execute by swimming."
Rose said when dolphins act this way, with excessive energy towards trainers, "they may be frustrated by something" or "trying to communicate something."
Rose said that dolphins "rarely do anything accidentally."
"If they run into a trainer, it's usually on purpose. They are extremely agile in water (we are not) and they are supremely aware of where they are in relation to other objects (including people). Even if the trainer was in the wrong place at the wrong time, the dolphin would have likely been able to avoid a collision," she said.
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Poor dolphins, fed rotting fish in a decrepit, cramped tank.
