### id263863569 dolphins are violent and rapey > Dolphins are not gentle or psychic. If they could talk they would not impart eco-wisdom or deep spiritual truth. Dolphins are violent predators with a predilection for baby killing and rape. I feel it’s my duty to warn you, despite the risk of insulting creatures made of hundreds of pounds of muscle and rows of sharp teeth. > Dolphin sex can be violent and coercive. Gangs of two or three male bottlenose dolphins isolate a single female from the pod and [forcibly mate with her,](http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/beh/1996/00000133/F0020001/art00002?token=004c17b3e391c6e383a4b3b257b517b6d7a316a423849635d2a726e2d5b426c6f642f466f723) sometimes for weeks at a time. To keep her in line, they make aggressive noises, threatening movements, and even smack her around with their tails. And if she tries to swim away, they chase her down. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fr52mcjkvy69a1y0afpde0zc) - [[The Dark Secrets That Dolphins Don’t Want You to Know by Miriam Goldstein#id263863569 dolphins are violent and rapey|View in Vault]]