A solitary, sexually frustrated dolphin has been blamed for a series of violent attacks on swimmers in the Japanese seaside town of Mihama, leading to widespread fear and concern. The bottlenose ...

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The male dolphin, named Delle by locals, has perplexed scientists because he traipses round the ocean on his tod. Experts have observed Delle drifting into the Svendborgsund channel in Denmark ...

Japan's Fukui prefecture has seen a rise in dolphin attacks for the third straight year. ... Lonely dolphin looking for mate blamed for attacks. 26 August 2024. Share Save. Kelly Ng. BBC News.

Researchers believe one male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is responsible for annual attacks on beachgoers in the Fukui prefecture of Japan, and he's doing it because he's lonely.

Dolphins use their smile-like facial expression when interacting with their mates during playful times, researchers report October 2 in iScience. That, the team says, suggests the cetaceans are ...