Do dolphins protect humans from sharks?

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Yes.ANSWERI don't think it is safe to say that dolphins would always save humans from a shark attack. However, there ARE several accounts of humans, who were attacked or threatened by a shark, and were rescued by an onslaught of dolphins who attacked the shark.

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