Four bathers were injured after a dolphin attacked them off a Japanese beach. A 60-year-old man was bitten and his ribs crushed by dolphins in Mihama town early Sunday morning. Shortly after another man in his forties was attacked, he escaped with only a few bites. Little is known about the other two attacks.
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Photo: GABRIEL BARATHIEU/Biosfoto via AFP
According to police, they are aware of six dolphin attacks in the province this year, so put up signs on beaches: Do not touch or approach the animals.
Dolphins are generally non-aggressive towards humans, but some scientists believe that swimming next to humans in the wild can be stressful. (BBC)