Are Dolphins Legal Persons in South Africa
What exactly is a dolphin?
Dolphins are intelligent aquatic mammals that are members of the infraorder “Cetacea,” which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
How many types of dolphins are there?
Dolphins are classified into 42 to 50 species, depending on how different subspecies and populations are classified. The vast majority of these species are oceanic dolphins, with only a small number primarily live in freshwater rivers.
What are the common types of dolphin?
1. Common Bottlenose Dolphin
2. Dusky Dolphin
3. Hourglass Dolphin
4. Orca
5. Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
6. Irrawaddy Dolphin
7. Hector’s Dolphin
How many types of dolphins are in South Africa?
There are three types of dolphins in South Africa which are the bottlenose dolphin, the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin and the long-beaked common dolphin.
What is the most common type of dolphin?
The most common type of dolphin is the long-beaked common dolphin (frequently known as the common dolphin) is the most abundant dolphin on the planet.
What is the rarest dolphin?
Hector’s dolphins are the smallest and rarest marine dolphins in the world.
What does legal person mean?
A legal subject, also called legal person, is an entity capable of holding rights, duties and capacities.
Are dolphins legal persons in South Africa?
Dolphins are not considered legal persons in South Africa. This means they lack the same legal rights as humans. Dolphins, on the other hand, are legally protected in South Australia under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.
Why is it forbidden for humans to interact with dolphins?
Human interaction with dolphins may result in disease transmission, despite the fact that sea water is an effective disinfectant.
Do dolphins bite humans?
Dolphins bite people when they are angry, frustrated, or afraid.
Why are sharks afraid of dolphins?
Dolphin snouts are biological battering rams. Dolphins will position themselves several yards under a shark and burst upwards jabbing their snout into the soft underbelly of the shark causing serious internal wounds.
