For additional discussions of the Hour. City Desk One such case involved British long-distance swimmer Adam Walker. Basketball Full-on intercourse isn’t out of the question, but the challenges of human-dolphin docking aren’t trivial, so something like rape in the strictest sense sounds unlikely. And the Killer Whale(Orca)(Also in the dolphin family) Tillikum is the largest captive Orca. Dolphins are also at the mercy of nature, as much as any other animal living in the wild. human males. Music COUDI item. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. By Tracy Clark-Flory Every. But evidence of other infanticide cases among marine mammals have been reported before. The move was indeed an aggressive charge – but does that make it an intentional orca-on-human kill strike? According to the New York Times, dolphins "are killing fellow mammals in droves, wielding their beaks as clubs and slashing away with rows of sharp teeth." City Lights: Your weekly guide to artsy goings-on, hitting your inbox Thursdays and Sundays. Dolphins Murder their Own Children To Mate With Their Mother It was later found that dolphins only kill baby porpoises because they have a tendency to look like baby dolphins. Hockey Rape? The last two examples of course involve allegedly consensual sex, and the sex in question was of the high school variety. But dolphins do get sexually aroused, and their sexual apparatus is such that rape can’t be ruled out solely on grounds of mechanical impossibility. In fact, a recent Dolphins are able to protect vulnerable members of their pods and extended families such as young dolphins and injured or sick dolphins. Theater, Football 1994. Male dolphins definitely prefer human females. They may only think you are a toy or playing with them. Maternal Health, Arts Club Please reload the page and try again. ... And humans do these things and we’re assholes too. Although they are at the top of the food chain, they must still compete with other toothed whales and sharks for food. Killer whales are the only predators that regularly kill and devour Pacific white-sided dolphins off the B.C. Spider monkeys occasionally engage in forced copulation, but it’s more common among orangutans, primarily among young adult males, leading the females to pair up with adult orangutans to reduce sexual harassment. She describes the relationship as “sexual on his part…not sexual on mine. Meaning, the original intention of the dolphins weren’t to play kill creatures of other species, it was to murder their own babies! So: are there are confirmed occurrences of dolphin-human rape? Sharks do not usually attack people without reasons, as with dolphins. Baseball Sensuous, perhaps.”. But forced copulation, beyond a doubt. coast. Yes, dolphins do harm humans. A friend of mine supposedly saw an instance of a dolphin attempting to rape a human on National Geographic. These fishermen are careful to ensure that the dolphins get their fair share of the resulting catch. Sometimes, they have mysteriously murderous motivations. Dolphin-assisted birth is a very bad idea. Loose Lips Brenner, who’s also admitted to sexual relations with a dog, says it was Dolly’s idea. The stress evidently forces the female’s cloaca to open, allowing the male to deposit his sperm. If dolphins haven’t been forcibly penetrating humans, are there animals that have? Sharks do not usually attack people without reasons, as with dolphins. —Cecil Adams. THEY may have a reputation for being friendly, cute and curious creatures, but dolphins can also be extremely vicious - and attacks on humans are on the rise. In fact, a recent TV documentary related how a female Museums/Galleries The dolphins are not taught to do this by the humans; in most cases the dolphins originally initiated the behaviour. considered to be romantic competitors. Mumble Sauce, About Us Ducks are notorious for forcing themselves on apparently unwilling females, often due to a dearth of females to pair up with. Do Dolphins and Orcas Really Kill Their Young? However, aside of one unconfirmed story of a “dolphin rape victim” (with no identifying details) – there is no proof or even a sign to an actual “rape” of people. These anecdotes seem to suggest that dolphins do monitor one another’s health. Dolphins, such as the bottlenose dolphins, usually are curious and are trying to have fun.