Hello to you all. This month we are going to talk about some ground rules of behaving with animals. 

If you remember a few weeks ago a big storm tore down our nets, allowing the dolphins free access to the open sea. This attracts boats and people to come and see them outside.
Unfortunately it also created a lot of situations that people were misbehaving, for example feedings, games with plastic bags etc…

Because of that we decided to give you a few tips about how to behave with animals that you don’t know even cats and dogs that you meet on the street and especially wild animals. 
1. Do not feed – feeding can cause the animals to stop looking for food by them selves, the food that you give is not part of their diet and can cause medical problems, and last, the feeding can cause anticipation for food only and if you will try to offer something else the animal might react with aggression.
2. Do not force your touch on the animal – just like we don’t want to be touched some times especially by strangers we need to give the animal the option to refuse contact. Start with eye contact and let the animal decide if it wants contact or not.
3. Do not stand in her way – always allow a getaway pass should the animal choose to leave the encounter.
4. Learn to enjoy looking at the natural behaviors of the animal; you don’t always have to physically participate.

By sticking to these simple rules you will ensure your and the animals enjoyment.

With a dolphin smile,
The dolphins team.