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Daily Mail
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It's Jack the Flipper! Killer dolphin on the loose in British waters murders shark and baby dolphin
A killer dolphin is on the loose in British waters after it slayed one of its own kind - and then a shark. The bottlenose dolphin, which has been nicknamed Jack the Flipper, was caught on camera attacking a smooth-hound shark last week. Meanwhile, three months ago it was also seen killing a baby common dolphin by repeatedly tossing it out of the water. The killer dolphin is part of a pod that lives off New Quay, Cardigan Bay, near Aberystwyth, mid Wales. It was initially named Anakin - after the young Jedi knight in the Star Wars franchise -by dolphin watcher Sarah Michelle Wyer. 'I have not seen a dolphin throw a shark out in the eight years I have been watching them,' she told What's The Jam. 'One of the skippers I work with has seen them throw tope out of the water, which is another small member of the shark family. 'But when Anakin killed the young common dolphin, it was the first recorded instance of this behaviour happening in Cardigan Bay. 'It is unknown why this dolphin chose to do it - as it would have been of no threat. 'Bottlenose dolphins are highly intelligent creatures and are capable of many unusual behaviours - many not so pleasant. 'They are not 'friendly flipper' like many assume. This particular dolphin seems to have a very unusual personality. 'Dolphins are known to kill porpoises in a behaviour known as porpicide. But despite the name common dolphin, they aren't common around here. 'And we now think this could be because of the bottlenose dolphins.' Experts have been left baffled by the killer dolphin's behaviour. A spokesperson for Dolphin Spotting Boat trips, who Sarah works with, added: 'We were very surprised when one of our local dolphins, Anakin brought what we originally thought was a large salmon past the boat in its mouth and then threw the fish out the water. 'To our surprise it was not a salmon at all but a member of the shark family called a smooth hound. 'We aren't sure if there are many records of smooth hounds being part of a bottlenose dolphin's diet. Smooth hounds grow up to 4ft long. 'Bottlenose dolphins are opportunistic feeders and have a very wide ranging diet of a variety of species of fish, squid and crustaceans. 'We aren't 100 per cent sure whether Anakin ate the shark or whether him and his friends were simply playing with it as they do. 'Earlier this year, Anakin was also involved in a not-so-common incident where he played the main role in the demise of the young common dolphin. 'Anakin's dolphinality is a very unusual one to say the least.'
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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‘Jack The Flipper' killer dolphin on loose off UK coast after slaying a baby dolphin and then a SHARK
Both of his killings were caught on camera by Dolphin watcher Sarah Michelle Wyer, who had previously named him Anakin after the Star Wars character SOMEFIN IN THE WATER? 'Jack The Flipper' killer dolphin on loose off UK coast after slaying a baby dolphin and then a SHARK A KILLER dolphin is on the loose after being caught on video slaying one of its own kind — and then a shark. The bottlenose dolphin, dubbed Jack the Flipper, targeted a smooth-hound shark last week having previously attacked a juvenile common dolphin three months ago. 3 The killer bottlenose dolphin was caught slaying one if its own kind Credit: Jam Press/Sarah Michelle Wyer 3 'Jack The Flipper' also killed a smooth-hound shark last week Credit: Jam Press/Sarah Michelle Wyer He is part of a pod in Cardigan Bay, off the coast of Mid Wales, and had actually been named Anakin, after the Star Wars character, by dolphin watcher Sarah Michelle Wyer. She told The Sun: 'I've not seen a dolphin throw a shark out in the eight years I've been watching them. 'One of the skippers has seen them throw topes, which is another small member of the shark family, but not smooth-hounds. 'But when Anakin killed the young common dolphin, it was the first recorded instance of this behaviour happening in Cardigan Bay. It is unknown why this dolphin chose to do it — as it would have been of no threat. Bottlenose dolphins are highly intelligent creatures and are capable of many unusual behaviours. 'They are not 'friendly flipper'. This particular dolphin seems to have a very unusual personality. 'Despite the name, common dolphins aren't common around here. And we now think this could be because of the bottlenose dolphins.' Smooth-hounds can grow up to 4ft in length — while bottlenose dolphins can reach up to 12ft. Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, who Sarah works with, added: 'We were very surprised when one of our local dolphins, Anakin, brought what we originally thought was a large salmon past the boat and then threw the fish out the water. 'To our surprise, it was not a salmon but a member of the shark family called a smooth-hound. 'We aren't sure if there are many records of smooth-hounds being part of a bottlenose dolphin's diet. Inside the dark world of randy sex pest dolphins who terrorise swimmers & try to ROMP with humans 'Bottlenose dolphins are opportunistic feeders and have a varied diet of fish, squid and crustaceans. 'Anakin's dolphinality is a very unusual one to say the least.'
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
‘Jack The Flipper' killer dolphin on loose off UK coast after slaying a baby dolphin and then a SHARK
A KILLER dolphin is on the loose after being caught on video slaying one of its own kind — and then a shark. The bottlenose dolphin, dubbed Jack the Flipper, targeted a smooth-hound shark last week having previously attacked a juvenile common dolphin three months ago. 3 The killer bottlenose dolphin was caught slaying one if its own kind Credit: Jam Press/Sarah Michelle Wyer 3 'Jack The Flipper' also killed a smooth-hound shark last week Credit: Jam Press/Sarah Michelle Wyer He is part of a pod in Cardigan Bay, off the coast of Mid Wales, and had actually been named Anakin, after the Star Wars character, by dolphin watcher Sarah Michelle Wyer. She told The Sun: 'I've not seen a dolphin throw a shark out in the eight years I've been watching them. 'One of the skippers has seen them throw topes, which is another small member of the shark family, but not smooth-hounds. 'But when Anakin killed the young common dolphin, it was the first recorded instance of this behaviour happening in Cardigan Bay. It is unknown why this dolphin chose to do it — as it would have been of no threat. Bottlenose dolphins are highly intelligent creatures and are capable of many unusual behaviours. READ MORE UK NEWS 'They are not 'friendly flipper'. This particular dolphin seems to have a very unusual personality. 'Despite the name, common dolphins aren't common around here. And we now think this could be because of the bottlenose dolphins.' Smooth-hounds can grow up to 4ft in length — while bottlenose dolphins can reach up to 12ft. Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, who Sarah works with, added: 'We were very surprised when one of our local dolphins, Anakin, brought what we originally thought was a large salmon past the boat and then threw the fish out the water. Most read in The Sun 'To our surprise, it was not a salmon but a member of the shark family called a smooth-hound. 'We aren't sure if there are many records of smooth-hounds being part of a bottlenose dolphin's diet. Inside the dark world of randy sex pest dolphins who terrorise swimmers & try to ROMP with humans 'Bottlenose dolphins are opportunistic feeders and have a varied diet of fish, squid and crustaceans. 'Anakin's dolphinality is a very unusual one to say the least.' 3 I've not seen a dolphin throw a shark out in the eight years I've been watching them, said dolphin watcher Sarah Michelle Wyer Credit: Jam Press/Sarah Michelle Wyer
The Sun
a day ago
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- The Sun
‘Jack The Flipper' killer dolphin on loose off UK coast after slaying a baby dolphin and then a SHARK
A KILLER dolphin is on the loose after being caught on video slaying one of its own kind — and then a shark. The bottlenose dolphin, dubbed Jack the Flipper, targeted a smooth-hound shark last week having previously attacked a juvenile common dolphin three months ago. 3 3 He is part of a pod in Cardigan Bay, off the coast of Mid Wales, and had actually been named Anakin, after the Star Wars character, by dolphin watcher Sarah Michelle Wyer. She told The Sun: 'I've not seen a dolphin throw a shark out in the eight years I've been watching them. 'One of the skippers has seen them throw topes, which is another small member of the shark family, but not smooth-hounds. 'But when Anakin killed the young common dolphin, it was the first recorded instance of this behaviour happening in Cardigan Bay. It is unknown why this dolphin chose to do it — as it would have been of no threat. Bottlenose dolphins are highly intelligent creatures and are capable of many unusual behaviours. 'They are not 'friendly flipper'. This particular dolphin seems to have a very unusual personality. 'Despite the name, common dolphins aren't common around here. And we now think this could be because of the bottlenose dolphins.' Smooth-hounds can grow up to 4ft in length — while bottlenose dolphins can reach up to 12ft. Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips, who Sarah works with, added: 'We were very surprised when one of our local dolphins, Anakin, brought what we originally thought was a large salmon past the boat and then threw the fish out the water. 'To our surprise, it was not a salmon but a member of the shark family called a smooth-hound. 'We aren't sure if there are many records of smooth-hounds being part of a bottlenose dolphin's diet. Inside the dark world of randy sex pest dolphins who terrorise swimmers & try to ROMP with humans 'Bottlenose dolphins are opportunistic feeders and have a varied diet of fish, squid and crustaceans. 'Anakin's dolphinality is a very unusual one to say the least.' 3
