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Do dolphins fight in the wild?

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The aquatic natural enemies of bottle-nosed dolphins are sharks and killer whales; these they attempt to outswim, using complex evasive strategy, or batter to death, acting in a group. If one of their number is injured or sick they make every effort to rescue it, holding it above the water for air.

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