--- title: Dolphin Snatches iPad From SeaWorld Guest description: Dolphin snatches iPad out of tourist's hand. canonical: https://time.com/4445461/dolphin-ipad-seaworld-orlando/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-09T19:27:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:17.399Z og:title: Dolphin Snatches iPad Right Out of Tourist's Hand og:description: Don't hold your iPad over the water og:url: https://time.com/4445461/dolphin-ipad-seaworld-orlando/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd46ccee1a96c68e/698897233c1639c5a445d949/namibia-dolphin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Africa, Namibia, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Dolphins in the harbour og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dolphin Snatches iPad Right Out of Tourist's Hand twitter:description: Don't hold your iPad over the water twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd46ccee1a96c68e/698897233c1639c5a445d949/namibia-dolphin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dolphin Snatches iPad Right Out of Tourist's Hand at SeaWorld by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 9, 2016 7:27 PM UTC  Walvis Bay, Dolphins in the harbor. Walvis Bay, Dolphins in the harbor.Christian Heeb—Getty Images/AWL Images RM by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 9, 2016 7:27 PM UTC A [dolphin](http://time.com/4368394/national-aquarium-move-dolphin-protected-sanctuary/?iid=sr-link2) at [SeaWorld](http://time.com/4359891/seaworld-whale-beached/?iid=sr-link1) in Orlando decided to use its [impressive intelligence](http://science.time.com/2013/08/08/hello-my-name-is-dolphin-the-mammal-that-never-forgets/?iid=sr-link10) to have a little fun with one of the spectators circling its tank. In a video shot by another bystander, during a portion of the dolphin show where onlookers can [touch the dolphins](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,150661,00.html?iid=sr-link6), a dolphin can be seen snatching the iPad out of the hands of one of the viewers and hauling it into the water. When its rightful owner tried to grab the iPad back, the dolphin splashed her, before tossing the iPad into the water. (Perhaps after it saw the news of a dolphin dying surrounded by tourists [vying for a selfie](http://time.com/4228838/dolphin-selfie-death/?iid=sr-link3)?) As the dolphin swam away seeming to chuckle, the woman quickly grabbed the iPad out of the water and hopefully ran home to try [this trick](http://techland.time.com/2012/06/25/video-how-to-save-a-wet-cellphone/?iid=sr-link1) to save a wet device. “That’s what you get for using your iPad to take a picture,” said one of the news anchors, speaking for us all. \[H/T [Fox 13](http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/186823022-story)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4445461/dolphin-ipad-seaworld-orlando/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4445461/dolphin-ipad-seaworld-orlando/"},"headline":"Dolphin Snatches iPad Right Out of Tourist's Hand at SeaWorld","datePublished":"2016-08-09T19:27:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:17.399Z","description":"That's what you get","url":"https://time.com/4445461/dolphin-ipad-seaworld-orlando/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","SeaWorld","Florida","Viral Videos","Orlando"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd46ccee1a96c68e/698897233c1639c5a445d949/namibia-dolphin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd46ccee1a96c68e/698897233c1639c5a445d949/namibia-dolphin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Africa, Namibia, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Dolphins in the harbour","caption":"Africa, Namibia, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Dolphins in the harbour","creditText":"Christian Heeb—Getty Images/AWL Images RM","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4445461/dolphin-ipad-seaworld-orlando/","name":"Dolphin Snatches iPad Right Out of Tourist's Hand at SeaWorld"}}]}] ```