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Dangerous Dolphin: Aggression Towards Swimmers in Lyme Bay

8/23/2025

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Reggie, a bottlenose dolphin, has exhibited aggressive behavior towards swimmers, especially women in wetsuits, in Lyme Bay, UK.
Experts emphasize that dolphins are wild animals and can be dangerous to humans.
A historical example is Tião, a dolphin in Brazil, whose aggression after human interactions resulted in a fatality in 1994.

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Story summary

Reggie, a bottlenose dolphin, has exhibited aggressive behavior towards swimmers, especially women in wetsuits, in Lyme Bay, UK.
Experts emphasize that dolphins are wild animals and can be dangerous to humans.
A historical example is Tião, a dolphin in Brazil, whose aggression after human interactions resulted in a fatality in 1994.