Girl Bitten While Feeding Dolphin at SeaWorld — Dad Catches it on Camera
Image source: YouTube
An 8-year-old girl was bitten by a dolphin she was feeding at SeaWorld in a frightening moment caught on camera by her father.
The incident occurred during a Nov. 21 visit to SeaWorld Orlando. Jillian Thomas was feeding the dolphins fish when she held up her paper tray and said it was empty. That’s when a dolphin lunged out of the water and sank its teeth into Jillian’s arm, pulling her toward the pool before letting go.
Her father, Jamie Thomas, uploaded the footage to YouTube on Saturday, posting, “We wanted to share this video so others can make an informed decision about whether or not the risks to yourself or your child are worth the experience.”
Thomas told WKMG-TV he quickly rushed to his daughter’s side, fearing she’d be pulled into the water.
“We think that attraction at SeaWorld is dangerous and it was traumatic for us to go through that event,” he said.
Image source: YouTube
Image source: YouTube
He said the bite caused three puncture wounds to Jillian’s arm, adding that she saw a doctor when the family returned home to Atlanta and was doing much better.
In a statement to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, SeaWorld said “nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our guests, employees and animals” and that it would “certainly take the situation seriously.”
“Educators and animal care staff were at the attraction when this happened and immediately connected with the family,” the statement said. “In addition, a member of our health services team was in the area at Dolphin Cove and quickly responded and treated the young girl. The video had not been previously shared with us and we have not a chance to assess it but certainly take the situation seriously.”
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taintso
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:06pmCan’t blame the dolphin, when the girl held the paper up higher the dolphin went for it. Do hope the little girl is ok and she understands what happened, that the animal was just doing what it has been trained to do. I am sure after MSNBC gets done interviewing the dolphin and it exclusively confesses to them that it was done out of malice the they will have a got cause for a law suit.
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turkey13
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:12pmThis Dolphin just needs glasses or contacts since it has depth perception problem. I bet this family after constant attacks from all the sleezy lawyers around will sue. One of the sleezes will talk them into it after convincing them Sea World will settle out of court and have deep pockets.
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Mil-Dot
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:34pmSo don’t tell me, they are going to sue now right? How pathetic. I hate people that sue at the slightest inconvenience. They are the leeches of society.
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NeoFan
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:37pmIf your gonna be dumb then you better be tough.
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ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:38pmOh she’ll be fine!
Its those swings and monkey bars we should worry about and of course playing tag with other humans.
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mensa141
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:59pmHere is a solution to their problem. Don’t let that young girl near the dolphins again. Simple.
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RIGHT_WHERE_IT_HURTS
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 5:16pmAnd the commie Lawyers Guild licks it’s chops again. We’d all be better off being bit by a Dolphin.
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muffythetuffy
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 6:07pmLooks like an accident. Things like that happen with excited dogs when kids are feeding them treats. That Dolphin pool has been open for over 20 years.
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Think_4_yourself
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 6:12pmSue Sue Sue, thats what we need. The issues we have with this country is lawyers. It all started with O.J., coffee too hot, sue, someone offended you, sue, Christmas decorations offend you, sue, it has become a wasteland of lawyers.
Feed dolphins, they might bite you, dumb ass. It amazes me the first thing the Dad did was film it for his suit. What about tending to your daughters needs? Ass wipe.
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SUNTZU
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 7:54pmNow the DOJ will start running killer dolphins into Mexico.
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OlderCowGirl
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 8:17pmI live on a farm. Nobody anywhere should hand-feed any animals unless they really know what they are doing. It’s potentially dangerous. All hand-fed animals get assertive over food that they’ve come to expect. The little girl held up an empty food tray, so the dolphin had to jump up to get it and her arm was there also. I blame the father for letting the girl feed the animal. I also blame the owners of that animal for setting up the feeding in the first place.
I just hate zoos, aquariums and the like. Animals should be free. If you want to go see an animal, take a drive, at trip, read a book, or watch Animal Planet on TV. Don’t lock up animals for your entertainment.
My sister made the mistake recently during a visit to our farm. She decided to feed our goats some grain by herself. There were 7 goats that mobbed her and knocked her down trying to get at the grain.
When I was a little girl my parents took my sister and I to see some horses. I stayed behind and stuck my finger out at a horses mouth. The horse grabbed my finger tight, never moving. I screamed for my parents and they got my finger out. That horse could have easily bitten off my finger. Even as a little girl I understood that this horse knew exactly what it was doing. I was tormenting the horse with my finger…and the horse taught me a lesson. If that horse had thought my finger was food…it would have bitten off my finger.
Later years I became a horse trainer.
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3-Blue
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 8:19pmIf Obama had a dolphin, it’d look just like that.
This was a very good lesson for the little girl. The new way is to always bite the hand that feeds you…
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Quagmir
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:07pm“We think that attraction at SeaWorld is dangerous and it was traumatic for us to go through that event,”
If he let his child do this, then isnt he endangering his child? Social services needs to investigate and see why this child did not have proper safety gear to do what probably thousands had done that day already with no incedent….. /sarcasm off
I hope this guy doesnt ruin what is propbably a great experience for kids and adults alike. I have never done it but I bet it is something you dont forget.
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dealer@678
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:13pmIf the Dolphin had ill intent he would have swallowed your daughter whole
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dealer@678
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:34pmScrew the little girl, I stand with the Dolphin
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ijava44
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:45pmWell at least we know what to use for dolphin bait when we want to catch a dolphin.
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SendTheMeteors
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:46pmWhatever. I was bitten pretty good feeding an ostrich once in a zoo. Comes with the territory. I’ve been bitten feeding dogs, no harm intended on the dog’s part. People sometimes bite other people without meaning any harm, but that’s off-topic.
I hope this didn’t freak out the girl. I also believe the dad’s motivations were good posting the video.
Animals are animals and interactions with any of them aren’t risk free.
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rickc34
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:48pmIt was just going after the paper tray. Unless it is one of those left wing Dolphins that bites the hand that feeds it. She should be thankful it was not a shark. That would make an interesting attraction at sea world you know a feed the shark attraction. You could take people you know that voted for Obama to feed the sharks.
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rickc34
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 10:09pmPoor Dolphin smarter than the people feeding it.
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DDD
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 10:15pmCall Gloria All-Red!
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ThroughTheLies80
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 11:06pmWhen you feed the dolphins at Sea World the staff brings the fish and sits it in front of you and they tell you to NOT pick up the white tray because they don’t want a dolphin jumping for it. You will notice all the people have the trays sitting in front of them. Once done the staff comes by and collects the trays.
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ToddH
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 3:33amYeah, looks like step number 2 will be to sue.
That’s why the dad felt it was so important to get video of the little teeth puncture wounds.
It also sounds like the family was not paying attention when the staff told them not to pick up the white feed trays and hold them up where the dolphins can see it or the dolphins will leap for the tray.
The family either did not pay attention or this staff forgot to mention it, and so I imagine this was scary but it happens at feed farms all over the U.S., because even goats and horses will bite sometimes. It’s just part of the territory when feeding an animal straight out of your hand; they confuse the hand for the food.
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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 9:20amCall the lawyer time to Sue.
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Slipstick
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 11:03amThat dolphin must be a part of the war on women…
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WhataBunchOfShi
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 11:24amTrust me that was not a real dolphin bite…they weigh around 400lbs. Just an accident…thank God they weren’t feeding the Lion’s
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Zwolle
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 12:39pmI commend the dolphin for realizing it had the girls hand, and LET GO! It could have been a helluva lot worse.
Z
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Crazy_Jake
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 1:41pmYou are right.. Im sure by the time they are done it will be the total fault of the dolphin. At least it knew it that split second that it had the girl and let go before pulling her in the water.
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pennhead
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 2:05pmThis is no different than feeding a dog some meaty treats. It’s not long before the dog will think every offering from the hand is meat, and will bite down on it until it realizes that it’s not. Then the dog lets go, just like the dolphin did. They’ve been taught the behavior… don’t blame them!
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4kidsandacat
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 4:15pmI agree Taintso. Not a malicious act by the dolphin; however, I really don’t think it’s a great idea to have untrained people feeding any animal. There’s always a chance someone gets bit by doing the wrong thing. Love how mom says to the little girl, “We’re not going to show it to anyone” when she was reluctant to show her injuries to the camera and then the parents post it on YouTube. Nice lie Mom. Some sleazy attorney will bring suit on this for sure, they bring stupider crap than this to court.
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RobbieTLHughie
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:05pmI got bitten by a goose when I was young, hurt like hell. My parents told me to avoid geese next time and handed me a bag of ice.
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JimmyP
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 4:31pmGee, someone had good parents! God bless them all. We also got dirty and only washed off the dirt when we came home. Best antibiodic is a little dirt, after all.
“We” toss gobs of female hormones and abortifacients into our water supply every minute and wonder why our drinking water is unsafe. We want everyone to see the wisdom of evolution (OK, that’s fine) and to stop at all cost disturbances to the habitats of fish, bugs and worms (OK, this could get balanced out a bit more, perhaps) while we pollute women’s bodies with gallons of chemicals that are altering/killing downstream life, but because all of these chemicals prevent us from the consequences of our freely taken actions (ie, pregnancy), we blind our eyes and shut our mouths to the harm we create. Hmmmm.
The “funny” thing is that pro-abortionists proclaim their need for “privacy”, “freedom” in making their “choice” to brutally dismember another human being’s life liberty and pursuit of happiness.
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barber2
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 6:44pmROBBIE: Enjoyed how they handled that one! Suck it up !
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hslusher
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:03pmAmazing our modern stupidity about wild animals, clearly the animal simply made a mistake had it been intentional we would be talking about a girl losing her limb. As a preditor it cant see its mouth so it accidentally nipped her.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:15pm@H
You are correct.
As I mentioned below they are very inteligent and gentle creatures. I have spent my entire life in the water with wild dolphins and trust them more than I trust most people.
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Ahochau
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:35pmI blame Disney. No, rabbits do not wear cute little coats and talk on telephones made of acorns when people can’t see them and there is no “reasoning” with animals.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:44pm@ Ahocua
Sarcasm??
Sure hope so. If not then you may be right about reasoning….
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biohazard23
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:52pm@AHOCHAU, I used to wrok at Dianey (the Tragic Kingdom) back in the 80′s. You would not believe how many people would honestly ask if the animatronic animals were real.
I’m NOT kidding.
Naturally, I would tell them yes and that the ducks in the river were actually remote controlled robots that had a vacuum system installed which would suck up the popcorn unsuspecting park guests would feed to them. They would be completely amazed at just how “realistic” the technology at Disney World was. Unbelievable. I still shake my head whenever I think about those days…
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biohazard23
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:03pm**Disney. Jeez….
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VanceUppercut
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:35pm@OldSurfRat
Gentle? Apparently you haven’t heard about dolphins battering porpoises to death for fun while sporting erections (I’m not making that up), or groups of male dolphins holding lone female dolphins as what can only be described as sexual prisoners–and sometimes they kill them when they’re done with them.
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Polarized America
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:17pmMy gosh VANCE if that’s true then Dolphins really are like Humans. and as soon as we figure out their language they will be telling us about a Dolphin who once walked on land, and about another Dolphin that married a child Dolphin.
( sorry… but as a Christian i do have a sense of humor ) …/;-)
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:18pmHi Vance
I was refering to human interaction. Yes they are territorial but not with humans unless there is a baby involved or they are mating and then they will warn in most cases with a tail slap or a good blow of air. I have had them go out of their way to avoid hitting me while jumping out of a wave or chasing mullet.
I promise you that I feel much safer when a pod of dolphin are around me rather than 1 shark.
I dont care how small the shark is.
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VanceUppercut
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:39pm“rather than 1 shark.
I dont care how small the shark is.”
As would I.
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Mil-Dot
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:44pmI am with the SurfRat on this one. They are gentle creatures. There are countless tales throughout the ages of them saving and helping humans. Anybody that says otherwise is a fool.
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ToddH
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 3:36amExactly. Just as it might have if she were feeding a goat at a petting zoo or a state fair. It’s the same thing, though the dolphin’s sharp teeth punctures look to be a tiny bit more painful (IDK, gotta ask the goat bite victims about that).
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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 9:21amGood thing it wasn’t the gator pond feeding area.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:02pmIf you want a real rush you should feed the tarpons @ Robbies Marina in Islamorada key FL.
I took my family by there when our now 17 yr old daughter was about 8/9yr old. I gave her a pogi and she laid on the dock while I held her legs. All the sudden a tarpon over 100lbs cam up and took it. However her arm went in clear up to her elbow. She was so supprised and so pissed at me. I could not stop laughing.
Before all of you tell me what a bad dad I am tarpons really don have much in the way of teeth.
Here is a you tube clip of the place. If you ever go to the keys you have to stop and buy a bucket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF99ZISkO6w
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:32pmFor those of you that have never encountered Dolphins
I would recomend The Dolphin Research Center in Marathon Key.
You will see close up how wonderfull dolphins are..
http://www.dolphins.org/
No I have no skin in these places but they are well worth your time if you are ever in the keys.
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Polarized America
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:40pm” I gave her a pogi and she laid on the dock while I held her legs. All the sudden a tarpon over 100lbs cam up and took it. However her arm went in clear up to her elbow.”
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……………have you ever taken her Gator hunting ? ………………………
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:49pmLOL Polar
No not much on hunting.
Plus we are more salt water people. Dont like to play with gators.
Now theres a creature with bad intentions. However I fell of a tree into a canel while watching one when I was a kid. By the time I got to the shore and stopped panicing I looked back and that gator was headed the other way. I think I scared him as much a he scared me.
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Polarized America
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:27pm.
i’m sure the Gator turned away because they don’t like the smell of Human poop.. /;-)
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:06pmYea buddy. I can tell you he was smelling it too. I was swing like a mad man and calling for mommy.
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glckgrl
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 1:18amI’ve been to Robbies and to the Dolphin Research Center and do recommend both. Those tarpon do jump but it’s not scary if you stay on the sidewalk (you must, anyway) and throw the fish (feed) OUT a few feet. While you’re at Islamorada, go deepseafishing on Miss Tradewinds… they’re great and the restaurant where that boat docks makes fabulous breakfasts!
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antiprogressive
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:02pmin my day, the kid would simply have a great story to tell all her friends and the parents would feel embarassed and guilty for their part in it.
end of story.
I HOPE it ends that way here but I have my doubts.
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biohazard23
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:46pmLoved the part where mom told the little girl to just let dad film her injury and that no, they were not going to show it to anyone. So what do they do next?
Upload it to YouTube for all the world to see!!
Congratulations, parents, not only are you whiners you’re liars, too.
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ThePostman
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:59pmThe father and mother were encouraging the kids to touch them, lol! What idiots… And of course, he’s now surprised she got bit. He’s angling for fame or fortune on his daughter’s back. Typical liberal.
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RobbieTLHughie
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:07pmDude, what the ****? Whenever anyone does something wrong, you just go “typical liberal” so does that mean whenever I see anyone run a stoplight, not leave a tip, hit an animal on the road, or something I can go “typical conservative” or is that stupid? It’s friggin’ stupid.
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VanceUppercut
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:41pm@ThePostman
“Typical liberal”? Do I have to tell you WHY you’re an idiot?
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ConservativeFirst
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:37pmNo, Robbie, it would still be a stupid liberal doing all of those things as well!
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Mil-Dot
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:41pmNo Vance,
The Postman is right. Typical liberal prog. It is the Obama supporters that sue at the drop of a hat, especially the blacks. I work with many of them. I hear them talking all the time. They think that simply being inconvenienced or called a name is grounds for them to get millions in damages. So yeah, typical liberal prog trash. The “get rich quick without working” crowd.
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 5:53pmRobie-
It is because all liberals are rotten people and are too stupid to live. They infect the planet with retardation and sleaze.
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Advection
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:57pmParents don’t seem too bright. Instead of sitting down for another photo shoot, walk immediately to the nearest aid station, stopping only to get ice for the wound.
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ThePostman
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:57pmI wonder what PETA would have to say about this – Seaworld, and the father, are cruel for denying this dolphin the best meal of his life.
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Eastinfection
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:26pmGRILLED DOLPHIN:
1 1/4 lb. thickly sliced dolphin
8 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/2 c. olive oil
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 c. rice vinegar
Salt if desired
1/2 tsp. pepper, black lg. ground
Dinner for 4. Cut off any dark meat on dolphin. Marinate 4 even slices of dolphin in large bowl. All ingredients mixed for at least 6 hours. Grill 5-7 minutes on each side depending on thickness. Approximately 10 minutes total for 1 inch fillets. Baste with marinade mix while grilling.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:09pmEast
Smart A$$
LOL
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vtxphantom
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 7:18pmEastinfection
I prefer Dolphin fin soup myself. Don’t have a recipe though. Don’t forget a fragrant wine with the meal.
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LazloWhoopingcough
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:56pmSo, a dolphin made a lunge for a food container and accidentally grabbed a girls arm which it quickly release when it realized it’s error. This is an issue why?
Dangerous attraction? More like these weasels smell a lawsuit. The parents should be beaten with lengths of re bar for posting this video in order to “make a point”. Seriously. Beaten with lengths of re bar.
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Mil-Dot
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 4:22pmAgreed. Rusty re-bar, 1/2″ diameter.
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JimmyP
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 4:35pmHeck 5/8 ths while your at it, Rip it out of your neighbor’s driveway with a jerk-hammer at 6:00 am Sunday morning while your at it, pal.
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right field
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:55pm“. . . He said the bite caused three puncture wounds to Jillian’s arm, adding that she saw a doctor when the family returned home to Atlanta and was doing much better.”
Does not sound like this Dad was too concerned when he waited until they “returned to Atlanta”
to see a doctor.
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LimaBean
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:50pmOh poor dear. Hope she’s OK.
Does anyone remember an aquarium called Marineland in SoCal? They had dolphins in similar enclosures…they did not offer fish for feeding them, as far as I can remember. My parents have a picture of me jerking my hand back because a dolphin snapped at me. I was older than this little girl at the time…remember thinking, these guys have teeth, so….
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TPartyXpress
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 6:12pmYup, I remember. I lived a few miles s/e. It was a great place to visit but we never went topside to see them, only through the tank windows.
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Maximus
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 1:57pmI remember Marineland of the Pacific. Jethro went there to join the Marines.
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RickN
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:50pmDad! Your daughter is feeding a wild animal. Simply because the park allows you to do so, doesn’t give you the right to file suit against the park….which is obviously what you’re planning, considering your gathering evidence by filming your daughter’s hand. If I were park management, I would have treated the family to their next meal in the park, and given the girl some free memorabilia…other than that. Deal with it dad. Be a responsible American and teach your daughter that SHE needs to be responsible for her actions, and DON’T SUE!
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:49pmComplete accident.
Dolphins are very gentle and intelligent creatures. I have interacted with wild dolphins (while surfing) all my life. If they don’t like you they will just remove themselves from the situation.
The only time I had one even act pissed was when I was paddling out and a mother with her baby came up next to me. Next thing I knew another dolphin came up and slapped his / her tail in the water as a warning.
They actually will compete with you for a wave especially during a clean ground swell but never ever become aggressive unless you really did something wrong.
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ZAP
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:47pmTake her to feed the sharks……
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scuba13
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:14pmStewart Coves in the Bahamas has shark dives, it is quite the experience.
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bikerdogred1
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:47pmThis is child abuse on the fathers part,I hope he isn’t allowed to have animals at home.
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Totally Domestic
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:53pmHow so? I think he is doing a service to the parents of children considering letting their
children participate in this feeding at Sea World. Beware!
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:13pmBiker
What?????
This is good family time. Accidents happen even when playing ball.
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SovereignSoul
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:39pm“We think that attraction at SeaWorld is dangerous”
Then why did you take your children there?
If he knowingly subjected his children to a ‘dangerous attraction’. He is guilty of child abuse.
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classicaliberal
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:42pmIf you sue, you suck. hope the little girl quickly gets over the bruises and minor injuries. small price to pay to be able to touch and commune with dolphins.
sea world, make sure you put out a notice to move the white trays away from the enclosure when they are empty. watch the video again…the dolphin was just trying to grab the tray because the little girl was waving it in front of its face. it let go when it realized it had a hold of her hand. if it wanted to hurt her, she would be dead.
hopefully the parents are able to have the girl remember this as a war story rather than freaking her out about it. in hindsight, pretty cool…i wish i had been bitten by a dolphin when i was a kid :) (and lived the tell about it, obviously)
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FeralHuman
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:41pmThe dad was educated at a public school for sure. Dolphins have teeth dufus.
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FeralHuman
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:46pmJust think about it. Even when I am feeding myself, I have on occasion, bitten my own tongue. You can’t let children feed wild animals. I am for closing all these parks down. A Dolphin does not deserve to be in captivity, ever.
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Old Ogre
Posted on December 3, 2012 at 2:38pmyea but tungs dont kill people do :-)
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soybomb315_II
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:38pmDid you see the very end of the video? classic jerk…Using the mistake of his daughter to ruin the fun for everyone else in the future (reminds me of John/Meghan McCain)
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circleDwagons
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:03pm‘Thank God’ that obama was relected or cities would have burned.
Animals do what anmals do, it wanted more they always want more
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robbiehawk
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:37pmThe child still had her arm out as if to continue feeding the dolphin.
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Polarized America
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:47pm.
……..welfare dolphin’s … i say teach them how to fish ….>=))))*> *
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RLTW
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:36pmThe dolphin believed the fish tray was his cell phone and wanted it NOW!
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pagraywolf
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:35pmThe father is an idiot for allowing his too-young daughter to feed a wild animal. He must be a liberal-blaming someone else for his stupid decision.
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VanceUppercut
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:46pm@pagraywolf
I refer you to my response to ThePostman.
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banjarmon
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:35pmYou play with WILD ANIMALS Your bound to get bit or injured…BE VERY CAREFUL!!!
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HelloWorld
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:33pmThis is why parents are to safely monitor children. Put the camera down and monitor your children so that these types of events don’t happen. Children have delayed responses to events, especially when a father is asking questions for a photo op instead of affectively monitoring there children’s activity. I hope this doesn’t go to a jury as I would vote in favor of Sea World
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CatB
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:00pmI agree .. parents let their kids run wild at these attractions . … more often than not videoing them .. are they hoping to catch something on camera so they can sue? You can’t walk from attraction to attraction without someones child running into you …. they have no sense of self preservation .. .. expecting everyone else to look out for them. When I see one headed for me I stop and PLANT MY FEET .. when they hit it is like hitting a brick wall… and definetly NOT my fault. Then I tell them to say excuse me .. because they never do on their own. The kids who are WITH their parents and not running wild are the ones who WOULD .. but they are not the ones running into others.
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EddieZ
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:03pmGood comment.
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HelloWorld
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:39pmThank you EddieZ and CATB. I meant to say effective and not affective.
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blanco5
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:28pmAn animal is unpredictable? No way.
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blanco5
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:33pmMAMMAL!!! Before I get excoriated—MAMMAL!!!
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:50pmThank you. LOL
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UNALIEN
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:26pmThe dolphin felt entitled to the food and bit the hand that feeds
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Totally Domestic
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:39pmDon’t they teach those dolphins any manners at Sea World?
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VanceUppercut
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:43pm@UNALIEN
And your typical Con feels entitled to spread the word of their space god and zombie savior on the tax-payer’s dime (i.e. school). Then they cry when they are told they have to stop.
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UNALIEN
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:21pm@VANCEUPPERCUT
That is BS and you know it,, the schools are vassals of demoralization controlled by Marxists ideologues to balkanize and cut the cultural bonds that hold a society together. Christianity is a philosophy of morality and virtue which was the foundation of our liberty and freedoms. You don’t need to be a christian to hold those ideals, they have been part of western culture, the attack on Christianity is not an attack on Religion, it is a proxy war on the virtues of liberty and freedoms in Western society. It is ideological subversion of Western values… you don’t need to be religious to figure that out.
Once virtue is destroyed it is replaced with envy, the goal of the Statist.
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rickfromthecape
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 10:27pmexactly! They’ve lost 47% of the dolphin population at Sea World and now they’re biting the hand that feeds them….
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