This Is Why Sharks Are Afraid of Dolphins

Sharks: Hunters Dolphins: Psychopaths

Orcas are the real shark's nightmare. They will slam into the side and rip the liver out of great white sharks. They also know how to turn the sharks over (upside down) which causes the shark to go into a trance -

Don't take kindness for weakness.

As someone who used to spend upto 6 hours a day in the ocean, I had so many great experiences surfing with them. From following them to catch the best waves, to one riding right under my board with me along the entire wave, to a bunch of them swimming straight at me and one jumping right over me to avoid collision. Great experiences!

Having never swam with dolphins, I have some advice: Maybe don’t drunkenly antagonize them. Just a wild thought.

That wasn't death by dolphin. That was death by drunken stupidity! Any animal, even those who are normally harmless or friendly with people, will respond poorly when antagonized or frightened! Just sad.

The intelligence of orcas and dolphins is incredible. The fact that they know where to hit the shark in order to cause the most damage. How can they tell?

A great instance of dolphins saving humans from sharks was a group of four swimmers who were stranded in open water off the coast of New Zealand in 2004. The dolphins noticed the shark before the swimmers did and saved them from becoming shark food as the dolphins kept circling around them until the shark lost interest and left. Also, at least the fatal dolphin attack on those two Brazilian guys wasn’t unprovoked.

Dolphins are truly the guardians of the ocean's. There unexpectedly to lend a hand, lead us away from impending danger, and circle us if they sense sharks. Orcas are sharks nightmares. They must freeze on sight. Because they sure are Huge, and intimidating. But none the less, always in awe of the animal kingdom. Thank you sir Dave.

Dolphins can “see” every organ in the sharks body. I’ve heard pregnant women attract the attention of dolphins because they can “see” the baby inside her womb. Their sonar is supposed to be quite advanced..

This is 100% true. My uncle worked on a military ship. And would tell us stories about how dolphins would approach them. He said sharks would sometimes follow the ships also and that they would run from dolphins. I didn't understand it. Because as a kid I thought sharks were kings of the sea. And my uncle told me "The Dolphins know how to drown them." Drown a shark? I asked. He told me "Yes. Me and my military brothers would watch dolphins swim under the sharks like lightening and ram their stomachs knocking them unconscious. While unconscious the sharks would drown and die." He told me some dolphins would hit the sharks so hard from underneath...it would propel them out the water completely, literally sending them airborne. He said they only did that to the sharks...when the sharks tried to approach the ship, as though they were protecting them.

When they could just tell us the answer but they just have to make a 8 minute video describing dolphins

Dolphin probably: "Just know that I could kill you at any time human, though I choose not too"

I watched a video a while back where a pod of dolphins protected an ocean swimmer from sharks several times (during the same swim). I believe it was off the coast of New Zealand.

With all this being said, I guess it also explains why dolphins protect us from sharks

Those men that tried to hurt the dolphin were abusive to animals terrible

Why did I just hear those dolphins say, "Don't play with me" "I'm not the one", "Don't let this smile fool ya'll.

Pacific bottle nose my favorite. Having fished commercially, I have a high amount of respect for these animals. But no contest, world’s most intelligent and ferocious sea predator is the Orca.

Wow, this is so cool. I’ve been thinking about stories of dolphins protecting ppl from sharks, and I wondered why the sharks avoid dolphins & I concluded it was bc the way the dolphin can hit them.

So long and thanks for all the fish!