Did I See a Shark in the Backyard?
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
February 11, 2023 8:56am CST
I am calling all myLot friends for help. Any idea what this is?
I noticed a school of these fins in the brackish water (a mixture of fresh and salt water) a couple of times. I had been taking a video of a seaplane landing and taking off, and just noticed this fin close to shore when looking at my videos. Sorry the photo isn’t better.
Dolphins and manatees sometimes visit here, but I don’t think it’s a dolphin. Could it be a blacktip shark?
My younger son is a shark aficionado, but has no idea. Do you?
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38 responses
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Feb 23
Bull sharks and many other sharks come close to the shore in many areas such as rivers, bays, and marshes. One recently killed a 16 year old girl in a river in Australia by biting off her entire leg.
The sharks and fish have access here directly from at least two Atlantic Ocean inlets.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
11 Feb 23
Orcas will beach themselves trying to catch seals or penguins then squirm and wiggle their way back into the water.
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@snowy22315 (180509)
• United States
11 Feb 23
I say shark.! Stay out of the water...
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@snowy22315 (180509)
• United States
11 Feb 23
@DianneN I hate flying stinging insects, ticks and God Forbid mice., or anything of a rodent ilk...
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
11 Feb 23
@snowy22315 Anything that bites, stings, or sucks blood is on my nasty things list. Doodles helped me resolve my mouse fright, but I never want to see them in my house.
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@Tina30219 (81899)
• Onaway, Michigan
11 Feb 23
I don’t know what it is but be careful. Like others said the guys by the water are not to concerned
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@Tina30219 (81899)
• Onaway, Michigan
11 Feb 23
@DianneN Yeah you never know what you might have come visit you and the water there. I think most like to be Mr tough guys to show off for women
@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
11 Feb 23
I was working at a marina once in La Paz Baja California. I had never seen sharks nor dolphins ever. I was spraying kerosene on the wooden docks which was the task I was assigned for almost two weeks. One day while working, I saw a flint coming out of the water like the one in your picture. At first, I thought it was a shark but when the fish came closer, I discovered it was a dolphin
I really can´t tell nor distinguish between a shark ´s nor dolphin´s flint
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@FourWalls (67819)
• United States
11 Feb 23
That may be me sneaking up in you. 
I would think that’s too shallow for dolphins….maybe sharks, too, but you never know about them.
I would think that’s too shallow for dolphins….maybe sharks, too, but you never know about them.3 people like this
@aninditasen (16381)
• Raurkela, India
12 Feb 23
Some big dog fish too have such fins. The picture though is not that clear.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Feb 23
@aninditasen They are and thank you!
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@aninditasen (16381)
• Raurkela, India
14 Feb 23
@DianneN That's something nice to hear. Dolphins are friendly creatures.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
14 Feb 23
@DianneN
Do sharks eat dolphins? I love dolphins and have never really seen one up close. There was a place in Tel Aviv that had them but there was a terrorist attack and they did not open again. In Eilat you can go to the show and see dolphins but you have to buy tickets ahead of time. I never did. I am glad it was a dolphin and not a shark. I love dolphins.
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@astutimeliana723 (4626)
• Indonesia
14 Feb 23
What I know is that sharks tend to be afraid of humans. So, it's unlikely that it's a shark, because there are lots of humans around. But I'm not sure either.
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@astutimeliana723 (4626)
• Indonesia
15 Feb 23
@DianneN Possible. Most likely it was a dolphin.
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@allknowing (136145)
• India
11 Feb 23
It could be but you have no plans to swim there. Right?
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@allknowing (136145)
• India
13 Feb 23
@DianneN Dolphins are cute. While on a tour I have fed those dolphins
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I love dolphins.
How's Orville? Have you seen him?
@Tampa_girl7 (50214)
• United States
13 Feb 23
All I know is that I wouldn’t jump in to find out.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50214)
• United States
13 Feb 23
@DianneN that sounds much better.
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@Marilynda1225 (82721)
• United States
13 Feb 23
I have absolutely no clue. Hope someone can give you an idea.
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@Marilynda1225 (82721)
• United States
13 Feb 23
@DianneN dolphins are pretty friendly I think?? glad it wasn't a shark
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