September 26, 2005

"Killer" Dolphins

This story seems to be making a few waves (no pun intended)...

It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Experts who have studied the US navy's cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying 'toxic dart' guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, from a species considered to be among the planet's smartest. The US navy admits it has been training dolphins for military purposes, but has refused to confirm that any are missing.

Somehow, though, I don't think that these "killer" dolphins would have been kept in their holding/training areas armed. None of the facts in the story show that the dolphins would have still been "armed," but overall it looks more like an attempt to make a splash with some good, old-fashioned sensational journalism.

On the other hand, if they are armed...well...look out.

For some reason the quote from Bill Murray in Steve Zissou's The Life Aquatic comes to mind: "Son of a b***, I’m sick of those dolphins."

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You would think Bush would have ordered freaking sharks with lasers.

Posted by: The Man at September 26, 2005 04:35 PM

What sort of marksmanship can we expect from these dolphins? Do dolphins even have fingers?

Posted by: r.l.camino at September 26, 2005 06:16 PM