Ancient Greeks thought them gods. Fishermen and survivors of shipwrecks have long told tales of dramatic rescues by these sleek superbeings. The military has tried to tap their natural sonar abilities. Some believe contact with dolphins offers therapeutic benefits to the sick. Not the Miami Dolphins.
Dolphins can attack and kill a shark or a whale.
Sailors say bad luck will come to anyone who harms one of them. Now the wettest celeb this side of Esther Williams is out to hook fresh movie fans. Chances are the eco-aware generation that took Free Willy's orca to heart won't be able to resist this frolicsome hero. The Flipper cast includes Elijah Wood as the ocean mammal's best pal and Paul Hogan as Wood's beach-bum uncle. But the humans are just so much flotsam.