Dolphins always seem friendly. Do they ever hurt people?
For thousands of years the historic record includes their aid to us, fishing, for us, rescuing people, and playing with us. There are perhaps 3 instances on record where a Cetacean may have contributed to a human death. So rare as to be almost in the noise. And, from what we know, dolphins treat people with kindness except under extreme provocation. They are harmonious and peaceful in their pods and treat us similarly. Certainly there have been a few situations where people have been bitten, or ribs broken, etc. yet this is extremely rare. Lilly said that the most important thing he learned about the dolphins was they were ethical in their behavior and treated people as a special class, being very nice to us.
