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SeaWorld dolphin bites 6-year-old boy. FL, USA
A juvenile dolphin may be heading back to school after biting a 6-year-old Georgia boy Sunday night at SeaWorld Orlando's dolphin-petting attraction, Dolphin Cove.

The dolphin emerged from the pool and grabbed Brandon Jackson's left arm, though its teeth didn't break the child's skin, his mother, Brenda Harris of Valdosta, Ga., said Tuesday. She said she had to beat on the animal's snout until it let go.

"He was screaming," she said of Brandon.

SeaWorld spokeswoman Becca Bides said the dolphin would be watched and might be retrained in a "behavioral-modification" program, normal for what she called a "rare" and minor incident.

The family was given a private dolphin viewing and was offered four tickets for a return visit.

Such incidents are rare but are an inevitible possibility whenever humans interact with animals, Bides said. She called SeaWorld's marine animals the best trained in the world, and said that Dolphin Cove is heavily staffed and includes numerous signs instructing people how to interact with the animals. But she noted such incidents have happened "a handful of times."

Harris accepted the tickets after a SeaWorld health services official called Tuesday to check on Brandon.

"He's got a bruised arm. He's going to be fine," Harris said. "He doesn't want to see dolphins anymore."

Source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/

Also: http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/

Note: "behavioral-modification" aka isolation. I've seen them do it before. -Dolfin
Posted on Wednesday, 02 August 2006 @ 12:12:11 MST by dolfin
 
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