On the coast of the Sea of Japan, several beaches are facing a series of unique attacks this summer. As reported by guardianauthorities are warning swimmers of an aggressive dolphin that has reportedly injured at least six people since the end of July.
The mammal, an adult Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, bit swimmers on three different beaches in Fukui prefecture, about 200 kilometers north of Osaka. According to the authorities, these incidents mostly occurred less than 10 meters from the shore.
According to local media, the installation of ultrasonic emitting equipment to dissuade the dolphin had no effect.
14 points after a bite on the hand
While victims usually don’t have very serious injuries, one man had to receive 14 stitches after being bitten on the hand, our colleagues say.
“I had heard about the dolphin on the news and was going to jump out of the water immediately if I saw it, but when I noticed it it was right next to me,” said a man in his sixties and wounded in the middle. arm, from a Japanese medium cited by the guardian.
Given the risk of attacks, police patrols monitor the beaches and try to make bathers aware, asking them to stay away from the temptation of getting too close to the cetacean. According to some scientists, this change in behavior could be due to too close proximity to humans, which can be stressful for the dolphins.
Source: BFM TV
