People should fear dolphins more than sharks

I honestly do not believe sharks are dangerous. I am a strong advocate against shark fin soup and absolutely love sharks, but compared to dolphins they are far more dangerous. Rebuttals "More people end up struck by lightning or crushed by falling vending machines in a year compared to being fatally attacked by a shark. And, many more people are killed by fireworks. So your chances of actually getting attacked by one are pretty slim. 1 in 3,748,067 to be exact." This is not a rebuttal. That is an argument for sharks being less dangerous than perceived. My opponent then proceeds to go on about a preposterous hypothetical. All members of an expedition are thoroughly briefed on all the dangers of the ocean. The first rule of working with any animals including in zoos and vets is to treat all animals as wild animals, so no one would be foolhardy enough to approach an orca like a bewildered five year old. All approaches with animals are with extreme caution or care. Instances like this are just as rare if not more than shark attacks. That's why you don't see "rest in piece bill" on every documentary. "The dolphins may become to playful in their frenzy and end up slapping someone or dragging someone down to the bottom. Either way could lead to a potential death if not practiced with calmness" This is not dolphin specific this can happen with each and every species including baby sharks actually. With a team that has spent a lot of time with them or breeders sometimes even strangers sharks can be pretty playful, but a wrong move and you get an arm snapped off or at least a good tear in your swim suit. A wrong move with a dolphin maybe you get snapped at or hit my a flipper. "And a seriously misused myth that sharks attack people because they may think that they look like a seal, is not a good argument to put up." It's not a myth[1]. "I believe sharks attack out of pure curiosity." No this is incorrect. The reason sharks only attack once is because sharks only see faint shadows. So if they see something that resembles their pray they bite once. When they get a mouth full of plastic or human flesh(they most likely don't like the taste of humans or they would attack us more) they swim off[2]. "So like a toddler or young child, they'll use their mouths to learn about new things." You obviously don't know much about sharks. "orcas, prove to be just as dangerous as sharks." You are not aloud to change your stance in the middle of a debate. You are arguing on the side that dolphins should be feared MORE than sharks not the same. Dolphins are not as aggressive as sharks This[3] video shows that dolphins do not see humans as a threat. They're an intelligent species and they like us as we like them. It is very apparent that they are not very aggressive simply by the fact that we can feed them at Sea World and similar parks and their are multiple companies that let the average person swim with them. Yes you can swim with sharks, but those are for thrill chasers and you have to be locked in a metal cage to do it. People do free swim as well but those are professionals. An 8 year girl can swim with dolphins, but she cannot swim with sharks. Most 18 year olds would not want to do that. Sharks do more damage than dolphins If you get bitten by a shark you need immediate medical attention. You loose a lot of blood and might possibly loose a limb or at least a lot of flesh[4]. When a dolphin attacks you get a check up to make sure you're not infected, a band-aid and kiss to make it better[5]. In the surfer's case he was just cruising enjoying some waves, in the girl's case, which she was warned about she was holding up food. The shark didn't need anything to attack, the dolphin did otherwise it wouldn't have. Citation [1]http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov... [2]72 Most Dangerous Animals, Season 1, Episode 6 12:30 [3]http://www.dailymotion.com... [4]http://www.discovery.com... [5]