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Dangerous dolphins. Cases of dolphin attacks on humans

Sociable and playful dolphins brutal killers. Their dark side comes out when it comes to breeding. In the fight to pass on their genes, the cruelty of dolphins knows no bounds. But their wickedness doesn't end there. Sexual harassment, incest and infanticide are the hallmarks of the lovable good-natured sea ​​creatures. The cruel habits of dolphins are shocking. These mammals best demonstrate the concept of the dark and light side of personality.

Dolphins are smart and friendly

These marine mammals have high intelligence. This is easy to see if you look at their tricks. But the cognitive abilities don't stop there. Captive dolphins, even after being released, can remember the skills laid down by trainers for decades. They are able to imitate sounds generated by computers.

Dolphin vocalizations associated with specific objects. With the help of computer signals, it is possible to create a vocabulary for communication between humans and dolphins. These mammals have vocalizations that signify its name. If the scientists play back a recording of these sound sequences, the animals react as if they know who is handling them.

Dolphins are able to remember each other's names for decades. In one study, a female Allie responded to a recorded call from Bailey Island, where she was caught over 20 years ago, and clearly greeted the caller.

In 2001, two bottlenose dolphins (a type of dolphin) passed a mirror test and recognized their image. That testifies to their self-consciousness. Not only that, when scientists applied patterns to their skin, the animals studied in the mirror the changes in how we view drawings and tattoos.

All these extraordinary abilities have led to a very friendly attitude towards dolphins. In India, they were even equated with individuals, and they were forbidden to be shown in dolphinariums, placed in zoos, so as not to violate the freedom of creatures. But further research also revealed the unusual cruelty of dolphins.

Fight for females

When the breeding season comes, fierce competition for females begins. Males unite in groups of up to 14 individuals and capture the female. At the same time, groups fight among themselves, often during battles, some males die. The winners are aggressive towards the conquered partner. They can hit her with their tail and head or bite. The female cannot avoid mating if she is captured by a group of rapists. Throughout the year, several alliances can overtake one female.

Infanticide

In the late 1990s, 37 baby bottlenose dolphins washed up on the beaches of Virginia. Some appeared healthy on the outside, but an autopsy showed the presence of a large number severe injuries caused by blunt objects. The kids were beaten mainly in the head and chest. Scientists have found multiple rib fractures, lacerations and soft tissue bruises. The young were killed by adult males. One of the researchers saw how several adult animals tossed a baby off the coast of the states.

Tossing a baby may look like a game. Fun entertainment for adults and children. But the dolphins use brutal blows to beat an unrelated baby to death so that their mother goes into estrus. In such a situation, it is beneficial for the female to mate with a large number of males, then her baby has a better chance of survival.

Inbreeding in dolphins

In bottlenose dolphins, closely related ties are common. Conducting DNA analysis of different individuals, scientists have found that incest is very common among representatives of this species. One case was recorded by scientists. The father mated with the female in 1978, and 15 years later he entered into a relationship with his daughter. Dolphins remember well all representatives of their species, and you can be sure that the male knew that he was mating with his daughter.

Since ancient times, people have treated these marine animals as a deity, endowing them with strength and intelligence. In many ancient legends and traditions, dolphins served the gods, helped kind people and punish the wicked. And now, for most people, an established stereotype works: a dolphin is a friend of man and almost a brother in mind. Is it really?

This incident, which almost ended tragically, happened to a MP correspondent in the early 80s on the coast of the then Soviet Crimea in Fox Bay, not far from the village of Planerskoye.

With friends, we rested by the sea, setting up several tents right on the shore. Once I noticed how a pair of dolphins swam into the bay and began to frolic not far from the shore. Confident that the dolphin is a safe animal and cannot harm me, I decided to play with them. Having seen enough films like "Flipper" and not realizing that this marine predator, having great strength, wearing a mask and fins, I swam directly to the animals.

The only thing I remembered later was a huge, black, lightning-like shadow, a blunt blow to the head, and a sharp pain in my ears. I woke up on the beach. Thank God, friends, all the great swimmers and divers, saw how the male bottlenose dolphin, caring for his girlfriend, mistook me for a competitor and rushed to the attack. Fortunately, he only stunned me with a blow of his tail and turned back, apparently deciding that I had had enough of that. The guys immediately rushed to my aid, pulled the unconscious body out of the water and provided professional medical assistance.

This incident became a lesson for life. Dolphins are not people's friends. Meeting with them on the high seas one on one is very dangerous. It's like meeting a lion in the savannah and trying to pat its mane.

Your brother, a journalist who writes all sorts of fiction about dolphins, is partly to blame for the biased attitude towards these marine animals, - commented on this case, a zoologist, doctor biological sciences Oleg Slavutsky. - More precisely, Soviet propaganda, which represented general public that, they say, in our research institutes they study dolphins only for peaceful purposes. Trying to decipher their language, find a way to communicate. Almost humanized them. In fact, there was a single purely military program. The goal is to learn how to control fighting dolphins from a distance using echolocation, which these animals own.

Slavutsky was once a trainer for northern beluga whales in a closed "office" based near Leningrad.

He worked with animals, which were then used for military purposes. For example, his beluga whales, less agile than the Black Sea dolphins, were ideal for underwater mine clearing, photographing and getting all sorts of objects from great depths that could pose a danger to divers and scuba divers. From Black Sea bottlenose dolphins trained saboteurs, port guards and suicide bombers of enemy ships. Live torpedoes filled with explosives. To protect the ports, trained dolphins were put on a special hoop with a long sharp spike. With it, the dolphin was supposed to pierce enemy swimmers-saboteurs if they try to penetrate into the port water area.

Then the UN adopted a resolution banning the use of marine animals for military purposes. Similar schools for fighting dolphins and seals in the USSR, England, Italy and the USA were closed, and previously classified information was made public. The bulk of the animals were destroyed due to the termination of funding, only a small part of them ended up in dolphinariums.

Indeed, some dolphins and beluga whales can be taught various tricks and perform with them in dolphinariums. This is a very good business. Although the work for coaches is very difficult. It's only in the water arena that everything looks beautiful and fun, - continued Oleg Konstantinovich. - Some animals did not succumb to training at all. And such freedom-loving was the bulk. Teaching a dolphin is a little easier if it has already been born in captivity. It is very difficult to tame a wild dolphin. There were cases when animals even killed themselves. Accelerated and fought against the wall of the pool. They preferred death to life in captivity.

As for your case in Fox Bay, consider yourself very lucky. AT mating season even experienced trainers who have worked with these dolphins for more than one year do not go into their pool - they can kill them. And they do it almost instantly. By and large, all dolphins are born killers and excellent hunters, while possessing great intelligence and ingenuity. That is why there was such an increased interest in them from the military.

And yet somehow it was hard to believe that the dolphins so familiar to us are so bloodthirsty and evil towards humans. I recalled another tragic incident that happened a few years ago in Gelendzhik.

Our editorial spearfishing team, which I then headed, conducted a training session before the Russian Cup in the Gelendzhik Bay. The team of St. Petersburg was training nearby, led by an international-class master in spearfishing, a very experienced sportsman Vladimir Senegubov. And although the Petrograders dived in the area designated for them, marked by appropriate warning buoys for ships, a misfortune happened. The pleasure boat literally walked over the heads of divers without noticing the warning buoys. Senegubov was mortally injured by the propeller of the boat. There was a blood stain on the water. The unfortunate man died on the shore in the arms of his comrades. We were all shocked! But when the teammates were transporting the dying Vladimir to the shore, suddenly a whole flock of dolphins appeared around them.

How did these "evil" animals behave? They raised such a cry that could be heard far on the shore and immediately attracted a lot of vacationers from the embankment. They circled around the mortally wounded man, making such sad, tragic sounds that the heart involuntarily sank. Some tried to dive under the wounded man, lifting him above the surface, although this was not necessary. Then they did not leave the scene of the tragedy for a long time.

I asked Andrey Sheremet, director of the Dolphinarium of the Moscow Zoo, to comment on the behavior of dolphins at the sight of a dying person.

Most likely, the conditional instinct that many cetaceans have worked when relatives come to the aid of a sick or injured animal, try to dive under it and push it to the surface so that it can take a breath of air. After all, an underwater swimmer, dressed in a dark wetsuit and fins, can to some extent resemble a dolphin or an animal similar to it. However, dolphins do not “look after” a mortally wounded or terminally ill animal for a particularly long time. Seeing that they cannot help him, they leave, leaving their relative to die. They will never push a person to the shore, for them it is unnatural. They can support, but never push to the shore. All these are fairy tales. Humanizing dolphins and endowing them with reason is stupid. Like all animals, albeit highly organized, they still live and act instinctively, feeling neither pity nor compassion for representatives of their own species, not to mention people whom, like all other animals, they try to avoid meeting as much as possible.

On the other hand, if a person does not show aggression towards a dolphin, but, on the contrary, feeds him, the animal ceases to see him as an enemy, fear him and begins to consider him as a free source of additional food. Suffice it to recall the Canadian grizzlies and elk, which have been literally living on city streets for a long time, even entering people's homes, which creates big problems.

Over the past few years, it has become fashionable to swim with trained dolphins. Even a term appeared - dolphin therapy, supposedly curing some ailments. What does science think about this? - I ask Andrey.

All this is nonsense, another myth, in other words, one of the ways to make money on dolphins. Basically the usual payable service. Petting and taking pictures with the dolphin after the show also costs money. Who is richer, can swim with him. If a person enjoys it and believes that this communication will feel better, why not. Someone loves cats very much and soothes his nervous system stroking her, someone dogs. Dolphin is no exception.

But I will only say one thing: recklessly rushing into the water and swimming to the dolphins is a stupid and dangerous undertaking.

The question "why are sharks afraid of dolphins" sounds incorrect. The relationship of these animals is actually much more complicated than it seems at first glance.

Are sharks afraid of dolphins?

The only answer is no, they are not afraid, but rather, they show reasonable caution.. Skirmishes between them are rare, as they surf the water in flocks, and sharks, who know how to calculate their strength and predict the consequences, avoid large gatherings of dolphins. A shark can become a victim of toothed whales (which include all dolphins) only by making a mistake and approaching a flock where there are many adults.

Do sharks attack dolphins

Almost all sharks are individualists, occasionally supporting companies (during mating seasons, on vacation or in areas of food abundance). Half-decomposed remains of dolphins have been found in shark stomachs more than once. As a rule, the weakest members of the pack or inexperienced young animals fighting off from it fall into the teeth of predators.

It is interesting! Despite their innate discretion, sharks will not miss the opportunity to accompany a pod of dolphins, and not only in the hope of hunting the sickest or youngest dolphin: sharks eat up the remains of a dolphin feast with pleasure.

The shark very often becomes the initiator of the attack if he sees that the object of his gastronomic interest has sailed away from his comrades and is unable to resist. So, a mother easily overcomes a lone dolphin, especially one that has not gained an impressive mass and size. Eyewitnesses told how a pack of medium-sized sharks managed to kill even an adult killer whale that had lagged behind its native flock.

Why do dolphins attack sharks

Dolphins, as typical social animals, do not just swim together: together they support old, weakened and growing relatives, hunt in groups or repel enemy onslaught.

Toothed whales are classified as food competitors of sharks, which is a good reason for the former to attack the latter. In addition, dolphins strike pre-emptively when sharks circle suspiciously close (watching for babies or sick ones).

In a fight with a predator, dolphins are helped by factors such as:

  • excellent maneuverability;
  • good speed;
  • strong skull (frontal part);
  • collectivism.

Having united, dolphins easily deal with a huge white shark: they inflict pointed blows with their heads on the belly ( internal organs) and gills. To reach the goal, the dolphin accelerates and hits the most vulnerable zone, the gill slits. It's like being punched in the solar plexus.

It is interesting! Dolphins are not able to suppress sharks in mass, but in side collisions they surpass them in power and agility. But the most formidable weapon of dolphins is collectivism, supplemented by a developed intellect.

killer whale vs shark

The big killer whale, the most impressive representative of the dolphins, is what toothy predators should really be afraid of. Even the largest shark will never grow to the size of a killer whale, males which reach up to 10 meters with a weight of 7.5 tons.

In addition, the wide mouth of the killer whale is littered with huge teeth, slightly inferior to sharks in terms of efficiency and size. But then this dolphin has a brain, which is sometimes more important than sharp teeth.

The shark is one of natural enemies killer whales not only because of the coincidence of food preferences, but also because it itself is a tempting commercial object. In the stomachs of killer whales, except for penguins, dolphins and big fish, sharks are often found.

Of course, sharks swim and maneuver faster, but the slower (30 km / h) and not very agile killer whale is a living ram, ending with an almost impenetrable skull.

It is interesting! Killer whales, like all dolphins, attack in concert, using a favorite technique: blows with a snout to the sides to turn the shark upside down. In this position, she briefly falls into paralysis and becomes completely helpless.

Generally large group killer whale easily overcomes a shark and even a multi-ton whale, subsequently tearing it apart. There are also footage of a one-on-one battle, when a large White shark and a killer whale. The dolphin is the winner.

Dolphins, sharks and humans

Everyone knows that dolphins often save people who find themselves in the middle of the ocean, including from bloodthirsty sharks. This behavior of cetaceans was explained by an increased sense of collectivism: supposedly, they take the unfortunate one for one of the members of the flock and try to help him.

In 1966, Egyptian fisherman Mahmoud Wali was caught in a raging storm in the middle of the Suez Canal (near Cairo). The fishing boat sank and Mahmoud was left on an air mattress, surrounded on all sides by water and hungry sharks.

It is unlikely that the fisherman would have reached the shore alive, if not for the flock of dolphins that came to his aid. They took the poor fellow in a tight ring and began to push the mattress to the shore, preventing the sharks from approaching. The transfer was successful and Mahmoud Vali got out of the adventure unharmed.

It is interesting! Another typical case occurred in 2004 off the northern coast of New Zealand, or rather, not far from Whangarey Island. It was here that Rob Hughes, a beach rescue worker, and his colleagues and daughter Nikki worked out ways to save people on the water.

Suddenly, the divers were surrounded by dolphins, leaving no way for people to escape from the ring. The rescuers were not just perplexed, they were frightened, because they did not understand what caused the unexpected captivity.

Everything was explained when Hughes was released from captivity - next to them was loitering, whose sinister intentions were quite clear. Hughes later said that he was almost paralyzed with fear at the sight of a toothy muzzle at a distance of several meters. The dolphins did not leave the rescuers for about an hour until they got to a safe place.

Many of us know dolphins as smart and kind creatures, however, one can still argue about their kindness. About all the qualities of dolphins, including absolutely shocking information, will tell us this post.

Most of research is devoted to the most common subspecies - bottlenose dolphins. The first serious work was published in 1984: scientists identified the ability of a female to perceive and memorize sounds generated by a computer. At the second stage, biologists showed the dolphin the connection between sounds and musical instruments.

Clever Akekamai learned this logical chain very quickly. Moreover, she began to communicate using new sounds - when scientists demanded it. In fact, the dolphin managed to learn a foreign language.

But Akekamai's case is no exception to the rule. In the wild, each dolphin is able to make its own, special type of sound, which can be called its personal signature.

Scientists removed one dolphin from a flock and reproduced it a few months later sound signal for the individuals left in the pool. They began to look for the source - realizing that the clicks do not come from the lost colleague, but from the speakers, they lost interest.

Dolphins remember and recognize each other. A 2013 study showed that these intelligent animals are able to recognize the speech of a fellow, even decades after the breakup.

There are more impressive data. For example, dolphins clearly identify their appearance. In order to understand this, scientists lowered a painted (for the purpose of the experiment) individual into a pool, on the wall of which a mirror was fixed. The dolphin spent a whole half hour with him, looking at the metamorphoses in surprise.

Dolphins are very smart. Just like people, they can be good - or they can be evil. - Richard Connor, CEO of The Dolphin Research Alliance.

The breeding season provokes wild competition for females. Representatives of the stronger sex stop at nothing: no firm "no" from the female is accepted. Richard Connor witnessed a marriage ceremony that looked more like a rape. Three males chased the female for several hours, seeking her location.

As it turned out later, this is the standard mating behavior of dolphins. During the mating season, males can stray into groups of 12 or more members: it is easier to force the female to cooperate.

The information received confused the researchers. Dolphins have always been considered the kindest creatures - as it turned out, everyone has their own dark side.

From 1996 to 1997, as many as 37 very young bottlenose dolphins washed up on the shores of Virginia beaches. In an attempt to understand the motives, scientists performed autopsies on the bodies and found that each of the dead had been severely beaten. Broken ribs, punctured lungs, prolapsed internal organs….

Responsibility for the death of young animals is borne by older males. Dolphins gather in flocks and slaughter a newborn calf to provoke a new estrus in the mother female. This behavior gives rise to a protective response: females try to mate with members of different flocks in order to protect the unborn child - father will not attack him.

This, in turn, increases the rate of inbrinding. For example, a study of a pod from Shark Bay showed that dolphins practice incest - and do so quite often.

Judging by their friendly faces and playful nature, it would seem that wild dolphins are always friendly. But the bottlenose dolphin is said to have deliberately pushed the man underwater while he was swimming in the sea in County Cork, Ireland.

The animal "pounced" on the swimmer twice, prompting experts to warn swimmers to stay away from large predators.

The incident occurred on July 26, according to the Irish Sherkin, according to a report published by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG), saying that the animal acted "aggressively".

The band's journal reads: "We are aware of a report in which an adult swimmer in a wetsuit and mask, swimming underwater near an anchored yacht, was aggressively pushed by a dolphin. As a result, he received something like a shock. The IWDG is now warning swimmers to exercise "extreme caution" when attempting to interact with large marine species and to respect the space of this very large predator at the top of the food chain."

"Dolphins are sweet and cuddly, but they are not our 'friends', nor do they benefit in any way from human contact."

In that area, the dolphin swims near boats, but experts say it is lonely and does not enjoy human contact.

A group of swimmers said: "Don't confuse the shape of their jaws with a smile. They can cause serious injury to a person and have killed in the past.” It is not known why dolphins attack humans or large animals such as porpoises, unlike sharks, they do not eat their prey.

An expert from IWDG told BBC News that it is impossible to know if a dolphin is intentionally attacking a human or if it is trying to play with it.

Video. Dolphin sticks to swimmers

Dolphins often engage in rough play, grabbing and chasing each other, so it's possible that the dolphin was playing, but some experts say the animals sometimes attack humans when they like them.

Dolphins can be violent in mating where they act in groups to stalk and mate with a female of their species for several weeks even if she is not interested in the process. To prevent the female from escaping, they make aggressive noises, threatening movements, and even bite around her tail.And if she tries to swim away, they chase her from behind.

Male dolphins have been known to fight and kill rivals and their offspring, presumably by mistake, humans can also fall into this circle. In one study, 5 young bottlenose dolphins inflicted fatal injuries on the cubs of another dolphin.Infanticide by males also occurs among dolphins, as in other species, since females At once become ready for pregnancy after the death of the infant.The study also indicates that violent interactions bottlenose dolphins with porpoises ( only this study mentions the order100 incidents) may occur because they confuse the two kinds of babies. And further. D elfins can stay awake for five consecutive days without losing their mental state.And even after this lack of sleep, they don't even have to try hard to catch up with the little dolphin.

Trevor Spradlin, federal dolphin expert said The New York Times that he had already told about dozens of human bites, some of which were dragged underwater by bottlenose dolphins, the length of the animal was 12 feet (3.7 meters). They have sharp teeth adapted for tearing fish and squid.

Dolphins are voracious predators, they are not crystal clear and strict vegetarians. No, they eat raw meat.While hunting, they coordinate their efforts and focus on the destruction of prey.Dolphins are inventive creatures and because of them no one can feel safe,even on dry land. Many professional fishermen know that if they see a pod of dolphins in the open ocean, they will definitely lead them to a school of fish, which they will hunt according to a well-directed scenario.

In addition, when you see their penises, you are unlikely to want to be near them. Biologists report that their penises are tenacious enough that female dolphins can often get injured.

Video. Dolphin's piss

Alarming rise in lethal attacks on porpoises baffles experts
A spike in fatal dolphin attacks on porpoises, in one of Britain's main breeding seas, has puzzled scientists. In July, the calm waters of Cardigan Bay in Wales turned red when bottlenose dolphins killed smaller porpoises.

Oceanologists are trying to understand why the number of attacks has increased: three out of four attacks become fatal.

Researchers from the Center wildlife Cardigan Bay (CBMWC) said they have always known that dolphins attack porpoises, but the frequency of recent attacks is alarming.

Experts have reported beached porpoises swimming with punctured lungs and other internal injuries inflicted by dolphins.

Bottlenose dolphin killing a porpoise

People repeatedly became witnesses when the bottlenose dolphins forced the porpoises to dive under the water, killing them with blows and throwing them into the air.

Cardigan Bay is home to the largest permanent population of dolphins in Europe, which shares these secluded areas with a smaller population of porpoises.

Scientist Sarah Perry said she was puzzled by the recent series of deadly attacks.

"It's possible that they see porpoises as competition for food, especially if there's a shortage of prey in the area," she said. “Though porpoises usually feed on smaller prey than dolphins. However, there was no sign of any shortage of food."

Another theory is that the low number of females encourages males to attack. Male dolphins have been known to kill young dolphins in order to mate with the baby's mother. Porpoises are close in size to a baby dolphin.

Previously reported: "A woman who fed a couple of dolphins and then jumped into the water to swim with them was bitten by them. "He literally tore my left leg in your mouth,” she said during her week-long stay in the hospital.

Just last summer, two women were rushed to hospital with injuries after they were attacked off the coast of County Clare by a female dolphin known as Dusty. There have been frequent reports of animals attacking porpoises in ports.

“Such interactions between bottlenose dolphins and porpoises are invariably aggressive and consistently result in porpoise deaths, blunt trauma from ramming, which can lead to more serious injury,” according to IWDG.

"They (interactions) are likely to be common throughout Irish coastal waters where the ranges of these two coastal species intersect."

Video. Dolphin attack Datsy

Can a dolphin rape a human?

So, are there any confirmed facts of human rape by a dolphin? No.

To put it mildly, "rape" would be an exaggeration, not to mention a dubious choice of word itself. However, there have certainly been cases where dolphins have behaved very badly.

Nat Geo Wild showed a video clip of a dolphin in a water park jumping on a woman in a rather peculiar way: the dolphin emerges from the pool between the woman's legs, flops on her and starts thrusting, although there is no clear sign that he is sexually aroused.

Video. Dolphin tries to rape a tourist

But dolphins are sexually aroused and their sexual apparatus is such that rape cannot be ruled out on the basis of mechanical impossibility. There are many YouTube videos of dolphins with an unmistakably erect penis trying to forcefully and aggressively insert it into a female snorkeler's crotch while another diver tries to chase the rapist away (you saw the video itself above).

In 2002, authorities warned swimmers in Weymouth Harbor (England) about the persistent Georges Dolphin. "This dolphin was really getting very sexually aggressive," said the dolphin trainer. "He's already tried to mate with some divers."

A lab assistant named Margaret Howe claims that while researching dolphins in 1963, she repeatedly let a dolphin named Peter rub against her legs and arms. She describes the relationship as "sexual on his part... not exactly sexual in nature. Possibly sensual.

Finally, we have writer Malcolm Brenner, who claims to have had a six-month affair with a female dolphin named Dolly back in the 70s. Brenner, who also admitted to sexual relations with the dog, said it was Dolly's idea. He was condemned for "interspecies sexual intercourse". Brenner believes that Dolly was so distraught after she was moved to another water park that she decided to commit suicide.

Photo Caricature of a woman being raped by a dolphin

Of course, the last two examples are ostensibly related to consensual sex. But rape is out of the question, it is connected with the problems of “docking” a person with a dolphin, so something rape in the strict sense of the word seems unlikely. The fact remains that dolphins can be sexually aggressive and have been known to put humans at risk of injury or drowning.

Many argue that dolphins are incapable of rape since all non-human beings cannot understand the idea of ​​reciprocity and simply do what comes naturally. The term "forced copulation" can be seen regularly in scientific papers, it may be better to use it. As you know, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the animal kingdom.

Gangs of male dolphins can isolate a female, flap her around with their tails, and forcibly copulate with her for several weeks. Ducks are notorious for apparently sometimes not wanting females, often due to a lack of the opposite sex. Perhaps that is why female ducks have evolved to manipulate the shape of their vagina, encouraging fertilization only with drakes with a good imagination.

Spider monkeys sometimes engage in forced copulation, but this is more common among orangutans, especially among young males, which encourages females to mate with adult orangutans to avoid sexual harassment.

During mating, the male garter snake lies on top of the female and rhythmically presses on her lungs, preventing her from breathing. Stress apparently forces the female to open her cloaca, which allows the male to inject his sperm.

If dolphins cannot forcibly "enter" humans, are there any animals that can? Bestiality aside, there is only one reliable report that involves orangutans being studied in a study at a camp in Borneo by primatologist Birute Galdikas. One scientist who spent time there described an attempted sexual assault on a female by an orangutan named Apollo Bob. The woman was only saved when another man drove off the intruder with a stick.

But it was even worse, Galdikas herself recalls. While she was in the jungle one day with her female cook, a distraught male orangutan named Gundul attacked the cook and straddled her. The women were unable to fight the animal and the orangutan proceeded to mate with the cook as she lay in the helpless arms of Galdikas. Rape? No, there are scholastic differences in this. Galdikas believes that although the cook was shocked, it may be worth considering this incident as an attack by an animal, and not sexual abuse, and of course the pregnancy could not have occurred. But, nevertheless, without a doubt it was forced copulation.

Video. Dolphin attacks. Investigation