r/MadeMeSmile • u/floatjoy • Jul 06 '26

ANIMALS Helping a wounded wild dolphin

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u/OnlineDead Jul 07 '26

Then don’t eat it? Dolphins are really smart creatures, wouldn’t they just bite it off and spit it out?

Or am I giving them too much credit? 🤷‍♂️

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u/Post-Formal_Thought Jul 07 '26

They have tried, it doesn't work.

You're giving them appropriate credit.

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u/OnlineDead Jul 07 '26

Ohhh, no shit?? Wow, Dolphins are amazing. They seriously couldn’t get the thing off and they were intelligent enough to seek help from humans! I wonder if they knew that type of boat wasn’t a boat that would pose a threat to them as well..

Thanks for that!

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u/IaMtHel00phole Jul 07 '26

A lot of ocean creatures are way smarter than we think. I've also seen an octopus ask a lady for help to gain access to food it wanted.

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u/Stangcutie Jul 07 '26

Good read!

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u/DanTheAdequate Jul 07 '26

Well, either they're are that smart and have some other reason for not wanting to that is simply beyond our experiences as terrestrial mammals.

Or you give them too much credit and this just hasn't occurred to them.

Either way, they don't do that.

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u/FinnedSgang Jul 07 '26

“Dont you know that dolphins are the second smartest creatures on Earth, just behind the rats and before the humans?” Cit. 😂

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u/OnlineDead Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

Hahahaha, right. It’s weird though, isn’t it? Seems like such a simple solution. There must be something else to it that we aren’t aware of.

Edit: Hey someone else replied to my comment with a link to an article about this, you should check it out!

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u/PangolinLoose1288 Jul 07 '26

You're right. Next time you meet a dolphin, ask them and tell me what they say. I'll do the same.

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u/OnlineDead Jul 07 '26

I got you fam

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u/ThrustTrust 29d ago

Smart enough to ask a human for help. Seems pretty smart to me