Parents obviously trying to extort SeaWorld. I was bitten by a dolphin at SeaWorld when I was 7 (Coffs Harbour, Australia). I put my hand into the pool to test the water temp as I was walking by. A dolphin came up and bit my hand . I had tiny little teeth marks on both sides of my palm which also drew blood. The poor thing was more alarmed than I was when it realised it had bitten a human. As I got older I thought it was kind of cool, like my totem/amulet mark (like clan of the cave bear).