When Dolphins Collide: Sharky Is Dead
HAD only health and safely got their first, Sharky the dolphin would be alive today.
The Mail looks on as Sharky and Tyler rise from the waters at Discovery Cove Orlando, Florida.
Heads band into each other. And Sharky is dead.
“It’s an unfortunate and random incident,” says a park spokesman.
But surely this was an accident waiting to happen. The sooner dolphins are fitted with safety helmets, the better for one and all.
And given their alleged intelligence, might their banging their heads together be less of an accident than cry for help, or even murder?
We put it to the arena that Sharky resented Tyler, who was given a surname as a first name, a trend beloved by Essex mothers and Americans. Sharky was named after a shark, a cruel and unusual punishment for a dolphin.
An accident?
Has anyone thought to ask the dolphin?
Posted: 29th, April 2008 | In: Anorak In New York, Strange But True Comments (10) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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May 2nd, 2008 at 6:24 pm
No dolphins are kept in “blue chlorine.” Sheesh.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Dolphins are supposed to live in nature. Dolphin hotels are not the same. No artificial conditions can replace their living habitat.
Don’t be fooled by dolphin hotels or dolphin swimming pools - blue chlorine might be dangerous for both captured dolphins and people.
April 29th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Whale meat again, don’t know where, don’t know when…..
April 29th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
YOU KILLED SHARKY!!!!!!!!! DANG YOU TYLER!!!!!!! BURN IN DOLPHIN HELL!!!!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Looks to me like he did it on porpoise!
April 29th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
These Disney people are clearly supporters of Marine mammal neglect.
I don’t notice any pro-Disney trolls debating this one.
…sound vaguely familiar? Ahh… the good old days.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
This is sad. I went to Discovery Cove and swam with Sharky, the dolphin that died. We really love her. We give stars and kisses to that dolphin.
April 29th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Why can’t they just leave the dolphins in the sea where they belong. what is it with people wanting to see wild animals perform stupid tricks?
We have the circle of life and the food chain but accidents like this are man-made and unnecessary.
Rant over for the day. I’ll find another tomorrow.
April 29th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Tyler is a bully!
Will he be punished?
How do you punish a dolphin?
Bad fish? A swim only once a day? Loud music?
April 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Oh another mystery for the Anorak sleuths