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AIBU to be livid how dolphins are portrayed compared to how they are?

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Otherwize · 06/10/2018 23:48

I am angry and sick and tired of how dolphins try and make out they are nice and friendly and cute when they are anything but. They are one of the most aggressive species in the animal kingdom, regularly involved in GANG RAPES of other dolphins that sometimes goes on for days, they also kill their OWN children so that the mother pays more attention to her husband dolphin so he can have sex with her without her being distracted by her child and they also are aggressive to humans when nobody is looking (I.e in the sea when nobody is around, not when they have an audience like at a sea world centre) But everyone says “aww dolphins are so cute and so friendly” but their not.

I think it’s because they look like they are always smiling and laughing that people think they are cute, but to me they look like they have evil eyes and cackling rather than laughing. People say alligators and crocodiles and snakes are evil what about dolphins? People only see the tame ones that like to show off to humans and do tricks and let us swim with them and stroke them and think all dolphins are like that but the ones in the wild are a different matter altogether.

Plus, people say that dolphins are clever because they use clicks to communicate with each other. Has nobody stopped to think that they may be clicking and conspiring amongst themselves?

I’m actually fuming, only because I just got back from someone showing holiday pics and they were going on and on about the dolphins and how they were so cute and I told them dolphins aren’t cute and they are dangerous and would they swim with and pet crocodiles? They Didn’t get why it was the same but any animal can turn against you and I have even saw footage of a dolphin purposely try to drown a human and drag them underwater. AND they also kill other sea baby animals and play volleyball with them, they don’t even eat them or are threatened by them, they just do it for a laugh. Why are they seen as friendly animals?

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AngeloMysterioso · 07/10/2018 06:32

My patronus is a dolphin...

HappyGoDucky · 07/10/2018 06:29

OP why were you fuming? Confused

OrdinaryGirl · 07/10/2018 06:03

NADALT.

brizzledrizzle · 07/10/2018 06:01

OP, what do you think about the poor, misunderstood great white?

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 07/10/2018 05:40

I'm liking the idea of husband dolphins.
Where can I get one?

thecraftyfox · 07/10/2018 05:28

MrsStrowman well obviously the dolphins must go on dates. How else do they meet their future dolphin-spouse?

Dobbythesockelf · 07/10/2018 04:10

Dolphins have husband's??
Seriously though you do know they are animals. You can't go judging their behaviour by human values. If you do you must realise that all animals are evil in one way or another none more so than humans who claim to be of higher intelligence.....
Gorillas often kill babies if they become the new silverback. Same with chimps.
Orcas play with their food before killing it.
A lot of animals 'rape' it's a form of sexual selection.
The internet is a strange place at 4am.

VanessaShanessaJenkins · 07/10/2018 03:51

I'm with you OP. How the evil creatures have got the human world to think so highly of them I don't know!
Same with owls! Terrifying, yet portrayed in everything as cute Confused

Mummyoflittledragon · 07/10/2018 03:46

Cold
Thank you for that story. It is so sad. This again puts into context that we humans are the more violent and manipulative species. Some experiments carried out on other mammals to observe behaviour - mostly last century - are appalling.

acatcalledjohn · 07/10/2018 03:38

Are you... are you a mackerel?

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edwinbear · 07/10/2018 03:33

I want some of what OP’s been on

MrsStrowman · 07/10/2018 03:19

They're wild animals what is surprising about about any of this? Also how would a dolphin go about achieving consent, should they take other dolphins on dolphin dates and then build up mutual trust and respect before forming an intimate sexual relationship? There are people on MN who don't bother with that...

PerfectlyPosed · 07/10/2018 03:17

Brilliant!

Banana8080 · 07/10/2018 03:07

Lol

Taytotots · 07/10/2018 02:53

The Moray firth dolphins are often thought by tourists to be playing with porpoises - they are actually attacking them and trying to kill them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44171363

EBearhug · 07/10/2018 02:49

Most of the duck rape I have witnessed on the pond st work looks as though it comes with a high risk of drowning.

I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who recognises dolphins are vicious bastards.

Pinkstars2501 · 07/10/2018 02:49

The ducks having “two vaginas, for threesomes” finished me Grin that’s a Jay from the inbetweeners line right there!

user1473878824 · 07/10/2018 02:49

Never mind the entire thread, for the first post alone this belongs in Classics.

EmperorTomatoRetchup · 07/10/2018 02:46

Are you on crack?

HappenedForAReisling · 07/10/2018 02:42

Im sure i read that ducks have 2 vaginas. For threesomes. I could be wrong...

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MiniLeopardInTheHouse · 07/10/2018 02:37

When I were a lass, (and we didn't know any better about conditions for captive animals), my parents took me to a dolphinarium. I cleaned a dolphin's teeth with a giant toothbrush bigger than I was.

This was clearly a safeguarding issue and I am logging it with 101 first thing tomorrow.

They also took me to Stately Homes.

Butterflycookie · 07/10/2018 02:36

Lots of animals kill their kids and even eat them. Even seals rape penguins, kill them and then eat them afterwards. There was an article showing a video and it was truly horrific.

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 07/10/2018 02:27

Haha Dione that was very true, erudite, educated and prophetic 👍

GoldenMcOldie · 07/10/2018 02:26

Is the OP being serious Confused?

DioneTheDiabolist · 07/10/2018 02:16

YANBU OP. HP Lovecraft knew the score and tried to warn us back in the 1930s.Angry They truly are the Cunts of the Sea and they are planning the destruction of mankind.Sad