This can mean two things:
1. People go on a "dolphin hunt"
2. Dolphins go on a hunt and we term it as "dolphin hunt"
If the case is 1, then the question carries neither sense nor meaning.
if the case is two, then we can assume that the dolphin prey turns on them, sometimes killing them as well.
A dolphin eats fish, so it hunts in water. Dolphins that live in Aquariums or zoo's are fed by workers, though.
Judging by such movies as eathlings and the cove I would have to say: The Japanese! The annual dolphin hunts kills thousands of dolphins every year and their meat gets sold as whale.
In the wild it hunts fish.
1) Dolphins are VERY smart, VERY social and have VERY specialized needs. They belong in the wild with their families where they can swim many miles a day and hunt for their prey. 2) They communicate through echolocation (emitting calls out to the environment and gathering information about their environment from the echos). In captivity, their echolocation just bounces off the walls of their concrete tanks. 3) Some captive dolphin facilities purchase dolphins from cruel dolphin hunts that take place in certain parts of the world, effectively funding the hunts and keeping them going. In Taiji, Japan, dolphins are driven into a shallow cove, many are slaughtered and some are selected for dolphin display facilities.
As of October 2023, it is legal to kill dolphins in a few countries, notably Japan, where the annual dolphin hunts in Taiji have drawn international criticism. Other nations, such as the Faroe Islands, also permit the hunting of dolphins as part of traditional practices. However, many organizations and countries advocate for dolphin protection, leading to increasing legal restrictions globally. Always check local laws, as regulations can change frequently.
sharks and killer whales sharks and killer whales
Mostly Sharks and killer whales but humans are probably the biggest predators.
Both genders are known to hunt for prey
There is one species of dolphin that hunts whales and that is a killer whale. In case you did not know killer whales are actually a species of oceanic dolphin in the family delphinidae. The reason we call it a killer whale is because it has been seen killing whales the name killer whale was originally killer of whales but over time has been shortened to killer whale. Killer whales will hunt down whale calves and have even been known trying to prey on blue whales ! :)
The number of dolphins killed by humans each year varies significantly based on factors such as fishing practices, hunting, and environmental changes. Estimates suggest that tens of thousands of dolphins may be killed annually, particularly due to bycatch in fishing nets and targeted hunts in certain regions, like Japan. Conservationists and organizations continue to advocate for the protection of dolphins to reduce these numbers. However, exact figures can be difficult to determine due to varying reporting standards and illegal activities.
AnswerYes, unfortunately. Dolphins sometimes get caught in the tuna nets and processed into tuna and other meats. There was a scandal a few years ago, a tuna company was intentionally using dolphin meat, but it has since been stopped. Any dolphin consumption now is an accident. Answer:Unfortunately, the name "dolphin" has two radically different definitions. A popular definition of 'dolphin' refers to the highly-sought saltwater gamefish, but dolphin is also a name used in place of "porpoise", which is an air-breathing mammal. Porpoise is an illegal bycatch that commercial netters must return to the sea.As it applies to the popular saltwater game fish, "dolphin" makes superb table fare. If you've ever ordered "Mahi-Mahi" (common dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus) in a restaurant, then you have eaten dolphin. The popular market name in American restaurants is "Mahi-Mahi", the Hawaiian name for dolphin. The dolphin moniker is intentionally substituted to avoid any confusion with the mammal. For this same reason, journalists and anglers often refer to "dolphin" as "dolphin fish".Im sure they have before but it is, for the most part, frowned uponAnswer:Yes. In some places, dolphins are eaten. Dolphin hunts occur on Malaita (Solomon Islands), Taiji (Japan), Faroe Islands(Denmark) and to a lesser scale in Peru.
Orcas sometimes Sharks, if they're desperate Giant squid People o.O