Why Are Sharks Afraid of Dolphins???

The belief that dolphins and sharks are mortal enemies isn't strictly true. TV series like "Flipper", pop culture, and surfing wisdom may have led us to believe that sharks will not come close to dolphins, but because both species are carnivores, and their prey tends to move together in shoals, you are more than likely to find them occupying the same area of ocean. However, sharks will avoid confrontation with dolphins, and if a dolphin feels threatened it will barge into the shark or butt it with its nose and the shark will swim away. Sometimes these encounters can be quite aggressive and the shark may flee battered and bruised.

So why doesn't the shark respond? it is, after all, a highly skilled predator. Well, in general, sharks prefer their prey to be slower, weaker, and dumber than themselves and a Dolphin isn't really any of these, -Dolphins are more agile. They have soft skin and a flexible skeleton, sharks are more cartilaginous and have thicker skin, (except on their belly), -Dolphins have more range of movement. They have horizontal tail fins this not only enables them to move left and right and accelerate very quickly but also enables them to move up and down with ease. Sharks have vertical tail fins, while this allows them to accelerate and move left and right quickly, its harder for them to move up and down (which is not great when you've got a soft belly) -Dolphins always outnumber the shark Dolphins live together in Pods of up to a dozen, depending on the species. Sharks are generally solitary. -Dolphins communicate better. Dolphins use Echolocation, so they can quickly navigate through the water, and identify, avoid, or attack any threat they encounter. -Dolphins know the shark's weak spot. When a Dolphin attacks a shark, it positions itself directly underneath it and then bursts upwards and hits the shark in its soft belly with its snout, just like a battering ram. The shark can neither see this attack coming nor avoid it if it did. All of these qualities mean that compared to the dolphin, the shark is thoroughly outclassed. and though they may not swim away as soon as they see a dolphin, Just like a bully that knows he's been bettered, they will look at the floor and try to pretend they don't exist.

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