Fortunately, dolphins are not known to eat people — though on rare occasions, dolphins have shown aggression towards and attacked people. And dolphin encounters really aren't worth that risk.

"The people who come out with us want to experience the dolphins free in the ocean," she said. "They’re not being coerced in any way, and the interaction is 100 per cent up to them." More about ...

Swimming with baby whales and dolphins to be phased out worldwide 'Interacting with marine mammals has a negative effect on the very animals that people love to see', campaigners say Jane Dalton ...

HONOLULU — U.S. regulators on Tuesday banned swimming with Hawaii's spinner dolphins to protect the nocturnal animals from people seeking close encounters with the playful species. Swimming with ...

For only $149, scuba divers can swim out into deeper waters with a trainer and two or three well-trained male dolphins who have been briefly freed from the pen. Pictures are taken. This adventure ...

Many people love dolphins, thanks to their extreme intelligence and beauty. In fact, dolphins are often revered in a lot of areas, especially tourist hotspots where locals sell visiting travelers ...

Every year, millions of people pay dearly to watch dolphins leap through hoops or to swim alongside as the animals glide around a pool. For many, it is the chance of a lifetime to get close to an ...

It’s not hard to convince people to want to hang out with a robot dolphin instead of the real thing. By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine Published Oct 7, 2022 6:05 PM EDT This article was originally ...

A Tennessee woman is hoping to get back to the U.S., after she was injured in a freak accident while swimming with dolphins in Jamaica on spring break, leaving her with a large hematoma that her ...

In 2019, two dolphins attacked a 10-year-old British girl at a "swimming with dolphins" experience in Cancun, biting and dragging her underwater, leaving her with cuts, bruises and bite marks.

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