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SleepyLady

SleepyLady

Los Angeles, CA
October 2007

NOV 30, 2007 06:08 PM





What should you do if you're surfing and a great white shark appears out of nowhere and starts chomping on your leg? You should summon your roving pack of bottlenose dolphin pals to form a protective ring around you, ensuring your safe return to shore with whatever is left of your leg.



This actually happened to a surfer by the name of Todd Endris in Marina State Park just off the coast of Monterey, California. In addition to successfully eating the flesh off of Todd's leg, the great white shark peeled the skin off of his back.



The shark, estimated at 12 to 15 feet long, hit him first as Endris was sitting on his surfboard, but couldn't get its monster jaws around both surfer and surfboard. "The second time, he came down and clamped on my torso _ sandwiched my board and my torso in his mouth," Endris said.



The third time, the shark tried to swallow Endris' right leg, and he said that was actually a good thing, because the shark's grip anchored him while he kicked the beast in the head and snout with his left leg until it let go.





Back on shore some lifeguards stood around utterly helpless.



… including some lifeguards who told his friend, Brian Simpson, that Endris wasn't going to make it.





Cut to: the dolphins! I picture that the dolphins were huddled up trying to figure out what to do. The head dolphin leads the charge just like Samuel L. Jackson in Snakes on a Plane. "I'm tired of these mother-fucking sharks eating these mother-fucking people!"



The dolphins, which had been cavorting in the surf all along, showed up then. They circled him, keeping the shark at bay, and enabled Endris to get back on his board and catch a wave to the shore.





The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society has a few stories about dolphins helping humans. The first story dates back to the musician Arion in ancient Greece nearly over two-thousand years ago. The most recent story involves a group of fisherman in South Carolina and their sunken boat. They were surrounded by sharks and a group of dolphins told the sharks to scram and babysat the fishermen all night.



There is no conclusive evidence as to why dolphins are such sweeties. It could be that they think we're just another sea creature like them or they are some miraculous, other-worldly creatures with amazing consciences. You decide!



I love the unpredictability of sharks. They are totally ruthless predators in some situations. If you're Sharkman, you can seduce them into tonic immobility and have them eating out of the palm of your hand, rather than eating your hand.







Mankarlen

Mankarlen

Deer Island, OR
June 2006

DEC 03, 2007 04:13 AM

Well Hichikers Guide to the Galaxy states that they are really a alien race living among us. We just don't listen when they speak. What's next a galactic freeway through the neighbor hood, hmmmm? biggrin

Jeldun

Jeldun

Trevor, WI
August 2007

DEC 03, 2007 05:17 AM

Mankarlen said:
Well Hichikers Guide to the Galaxy states that they are really a alien race living among us. We just don't listen when they speak. What's next a galactic freeway through the neighbor hood, hmmmm? biggrin



good point...

Spoiled

Spoiled

San Francisco, CA
August 2006

DEC 03, 2007 05:19 AM

so basically pet a shark's nose and everything's cool?

Rapid_Fire

Rapid_Fire

Saskatoon, SK
July 2007

DEC 03, 2007 05:33 AM

They actually tested this on Mythbusters a few weeks ago and got similar results. They built a replica dolphin, and the sharks (great whites) stayed away from the bait while it was out.

scotts0

scotts0

White Plains, NY
November 2006

DEC 03, 2007 05:35 AM

yeah, a sharks nose is nothing but nerves so if you just touch a sharks nose it practically paralyzes them for a moment and they lose track of what they were doing.

and, the mythbusters proved this theory recently. they built a lifesize dolphin went to south africa, put a fake seal in the water and a great white attacked it. moments later they put the seal back in the water with the robotic dolphin around the seal. the shark cautiously swam near the seal and dolphin and then jetted away never to be seen again.

soft_shoulder

soft_shoulder

Madison, WI
May 2006

DEC 03, 2007 05:52 AM

scotts0 said:
yeah, a sharks nose is nothing but nerves so if you just touch a sharks nose it practically paralyzes them for a moment and they lose track of what they were doing.

and, the mythbusters proved this theory recently. they built a lifesize dolphin went to south africa, put a fake seal in the water and a great white attacked it. moments later they put the seal back in the water with the robotic dolphin around the seal. the shark cautiously swam near the seal and dolphin and then jetted away never to be seen again.



They're like little guardian angles!

ki1

ki1

Ireland
September 2007

DEC 03, 2007 05:52 AM

gooooooooo dolphins.

Maximus2111

Maximus2111

Horsham, PA
October 2006

DEC 03, 2007 06:23 AM

mythbusters +1
dolphins fuckin up sharks +1000

Lockeblade

Lockeblade

Australia
May 2007

DEC 03, 2007 06:39 AM

First of all, yep, cool story.

Second of all, that video makes me want to punch that guy. For one thing, the shark is a black-tip reef shark... they're about as dangerous as a poodle. I'd like to see him try it on this:.
For another, sharks need to have a constant flow of water across their gills to breathe so in effect, what he's doing to that shark is the equivalent of throwing sand in someone's eyes and then drowning them. Wow, I wish I could be as cool as that guy...

ChezGeek

ChezGeek

Puyallup, WA
January 2004

DEC 03, 2007 06:47 AM

soft_shoulder said:

scotts0 said:
yeah, a sharks nose is nothing but nerves so if you just touch a sharks nose it practically paralyzes them for a moment and they lose track of what they were doing.

and, the mythbusters proved this theory recently. they built a lifesize dolphin went to south africa, put a fake seal in the water and a great white attacked it. moments later they put the seal back in the water with the robotic dolphin around the seal. the shark cautiously swam near the seal and dolphin and then jetted away never to be seen again.



They're like little guardian angles!



see? geometry is good for you!

BigWobbles

BigWobbles

Philadelphia, PA
June 2004

DEC 03, 2007 06:51 AM

Thats some Aquaman Shit going on right THier...

sy_old

sy_old

Columbia, MO
March 2007

DEC 03, 2007 07:25 AM

I love dolphins. <3<3<3

JoLeigh

JoLeigh

SUICIDEGIRL

Florida, USA

DEC 03, 2007 07:54 AM

In comes this line.. and


The head dolphin leads the charge just like Samuel L. Jackson in Snakes on a Plane. "I'm tired of these mother-fucking sharks eating these mother-fucking people!"



Coffee everywhere all over the keyboard... via nostril funniest line today

I wish the dolphins in Florida would think that more often

Allegro

Allegro

Fresh Meadows, NY
February 2007

DEC 03, 2007 08:38 AM

This is awesome.

Chainlink

Chainlink

Dickeyville, WI
August 2005

DEC 03, 2007 08:48 AM

Bonaparte

Bonaparte

Fort Worth, TX
September 2006

DEC 03, 2007 08:50 AM

i thought i was tired of snakes on a plane jokes until i read this article. pure gold! dolphins=adorable geniuses

Fatality

Fatality

SUICIDEGIRL

Connecticut, USA

DEC 03, 2007 08:59 AM

Amazingness.

Ascanius

Ascanius

South Royalton, VT
October 2006

DEC 03, 2007 08:59 AM

Spectacular! Team dolphin, all the way.

pikahyper

pikahyper

Spring Valley, CA
November 2006

DEC 03, 2007 09:04 AM

hahahaha cavorting dolphins I love it biggrin

Nothingful

Nothingful

San Diego, CA
October 2004

DEC 03, 2007 09:21 AM

I can't swim.
This is relevant.

scylis

scylis

Anchorage, AK
November 2004

DEC 03, 2007 09:25 AM

sharks know better than to fuck with dolphins, right down to on an instinctual level. even if it's an animatronic dolphin being pulled by a boat.

Trahern

Trahern

United Kingdom
March 2003

DEC 03, 2007 09:41 AM

A shark's nose is like a man's balls. Treated gently, good times. Treated roughly...

Best way to stop a shark from chewing on you is to punch it on the nose. The dolphins know that too. As I understand it, they tend to help us if they come across us while we're in trouble, not just with sharks but with anything that would result in us drowning.

I like to think they're empathic or something. Whatever they are, one of my life goals is to go swimming with some. I just hope none of them decide I'm hot. Some of them can be... promiscuous.

FellOnEarth

FellOnEarth

Temecula, CA
April 2006

DEC 03, 2007 10:16 AM

Formus

Formus

Milwaukee, WI
May 2007

DEC 03, 2007 10:22 AM

Rapid_Fire said:
They actually tested this on Mythbusters a few weeks ago and got similar results. They built a replica dolphin, and the sharks (great whites) stayed away from the bait while it was out.



Beat me.

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