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Up to now, dolphins have shown themselves to be adept at responding to human prompts, with food as a reward for performing a task.

As he waded into the surf, a pod of dolphins played in the waves just ahead of him.

Now, if it's hard for you to find the dolphins within 6 seconds, your mind is SO corrupted that you probably need help!

When dolphins are feeding, that target is often a bottom-dwelling fish, though they also eat shrimp and squid.

Bottlenose dolphins can recognize themselves in a mirror and use it to see different parts of their bodies.

Dolphins endanger themselves to rescue trapped dolphins, lifting an injured dolphin to the water's surface to help it breathe, she said.

In "The Cove" he focuses on trying to prevent the slaughter of 23, 000 dolphins a year in a bay off Taiji, Japan.

Bottlenose dolphins have been observed to breach up to 16 feet (4. 9 meters) out of the water, landing with a splash on their back or side.

But two of their wives said the fishermen continued to kill dolphins, sometimes in front of their homes.

Get ready to be disillusioned. When you think of bottlenose dolphins, what comes to mind?

The dolphins and whales hold the original cause for how this came to be so, or so earth's records have revealed in her recent ascent.

Jason Heller photographed up to 1000 dolphins driving the shoals of sardines towards the surface.

Suddenly, one of the attendant dolphins pushed a slippery newborn dolphin to the surface and it puffed its first breath.

With just a few weeks of training, you can learn to "see" objects inthe dark using echolocation the same way dolphins and bats do.

One species had an echolocation organ, similar to that of modern dolphins.

I feel the dolphins leaping in the white foam, trying to fly, and almost flying when the waves curl high to the heavens.

The dolphins managed to swallow some of the plastic skids used to prevent slipping around the outside of their aquarium in Fushun.

Pfluger acknowledged there could be a two or three of the dolphins left in the river, but they have no chance of survival.

The Azores is the best place in Europe to see a large range of whales and dolphins up close.

So far, however, men have not been able to figure out the communication code the dolphins use.

And two boats, when the second boat was added, what happened was that some of the dolphins left the area completely.

Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast.

Humans, great apes, and dolphins are the only other animals known to possess this form of self-awareness.

Adult tucuxi dolphins have been seen trying to kill a newborn calf of their own species.

Every spring the Amazon dolphins get to leave the confines of their river channel for a taste of their former habitat.

(BBC News) A new study suggests dolphins are more intelligent than we thought and a great deal more vain.

She said that in this case the dolphins probably sensed the humans were in danger and took action to protect them.

On the gold coast, I can see dolphins frolicking, whales blowing off water up and down, and the flying fish skimming through the waters.

One may be surprised to understand that Eagle is related to porpoise, which should not be confused with dolphins and whales.

The Fund for Animals was a strong advocate of the campaign to save dolphins from death.

Pete Carroll reportedly said Wednesday he would not be leaving USC for the Miami Dolphins.

Because the records had been erased, dolphins and whales were oblivious to how they had been used in future generations and as time went by.

As I write this, I'm sitting on my balcony with my laptop, watching (no kidding) dolphins jumping out in the Pacific.

He then explained that when he attempted to break away from the protective group, two of the bigger dolphins herded him back.

The sky is still beautiful, still beautiful angels, dolphins, they are no longer the dolphins.

the dolphins swam alongside the patrol boat for four hours , frequently making leaps and dives in and out of the water.

It's an atmosphere where, you know, the dolphins pretty much say what they're gonna do. If they don't wanna do something, it's up to them.

Jeff's acceptance by the dolphins boosted his confidence, and he gradually emerged from his dark shell.

If a dolphin is sick or hurt, the other dolphins will push the sick one to the surface to help it breathe.

an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant.

Other staffers trickled in and prepared to move the dolphins.

Deepwater Horizon oil was confirmed to be on six bottlenose dolphins, one had an unknown oil and two have not been tested.

And because rings stay intact when they're down deep under water pressure, these dolphins keep their rings near the bottom.

Humans, dolphins and whales do not catch dreams as a group but rather as an individual.

He was a sports medicine doctor for the Miami Dolphins, but he easily could have been an underwear model for Calvin Klein.

Those other mammalian marine predators, the dolphins, use sound to "see" in places where little light penetrates.

But these dolphins did not come close to us, so it was difficult for us to take nice pictures for them.

He had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins.

I've got to get the dolphins, he told himself. They rescued me, and now they need me to rescue them.

The wildlife Fund is a strong advocate of the campaign to save dolphins from unnecessary death.

The debate on if it is immoral and a matter of mistreatment to draft dolphins in military.

They were drawn as dolphins and whales hold a piece of human truth as it is now understood.

Males form alliances. Sometimes, even super-alliances, like this one made up of fourteen dolphins.

Dolphins and whales suddenly asserted themselves into an important position of authority, claiming that they were a fully conscious species.

Lf that's one of your special brownies, don't let any of the dolphins eat that.

Other than a few dedicated surfers, the dolphins were the only creatures visible in the bay.

Because tourists' wallets are easy targets, "swim-with-dolphins" programs are sprouting up all over the Caribbean.

Reports of ludicrously sexually aggressive dolphins attempting to rape human women abound from all over the globe.

Dolphins first trap small fish in large conch shells with their rostrums (beaks). They then bring the shells to the surface and shake them.

HUBEI PROVINCE, China -- The Swiss heir to a trucking fortune and a team of scientists want to save the Yangtze River's white dolphins.

They are trying to save nearly 200 stranded pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins.

Many of them, in fact, even enjoy being around humans. It is not uncommon to hear of dolphins giving rides through the water to humans.

Whales are the largest animals on the Earth. Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals. Sharks are one of the most dangerous animals.

Six bottlenose dolphins were leaping in and out of the water, stirring up whitecaps.

The dolphins were cutting through the water below the flight of the fish and would be in the water, driving at speed, when the fish dropped.

Dolphins and whales number more as map carvers to this level, but are only 80 in total upon the surface of the earth.

We have great examples of that, unfortunately. PCBs accumulate in dolphins in Sarasota Bay, in Texas, in North Carolina.

Large animals, like passing whales and dolphins, can also create enough disruption to produce a glow, as will passing boats.

As shocking as it sounds, some Japanese government officials view dolphins as pests to be eradicated in huge numbers.

The calves of dolphins swim alongside their mothers in an arrangement known as echelon formation.

Me being from Miami Florida, I go with the Dolphins, I go with the Heat, and I go with the Marlins.

The seals and dolphins in the Sea World are capable of various acting techniques , and this makes children audience overjoyed .

Dolphins surface in Breton Sound not far from the Louisiana coast on May 1, as gas wells loom farther out in the Gulf of Mexico.

In the small fishing village of Taiji, entire schools of dolphins are driven into a hidden cove after a prolonged chase.

Both humans and dolphins fell into a dance that was not synchronized any longer, was not harmonious, nor balanced, nor in unity.

Humans and dolphins and whales alike have always subordinated to the creator of any creation.

When dolphins sleep, they sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time.

He barely noticed the dolphins leaping over his head.

Also likely to be affected are dolphins and species of fish that use sound to locate prey, avoid predators, and defend their territories.

Many may be surprised to hear that dolphins and whales were at cause in the fall of earth.

Dolphins have been known to show cultural behavior, something long believed to be a quality unique to humans.

Their intelligence, friendly disposition, and "smiling" faces make dolphins popular in large aquariums and with divers.

He had heard about a common practice in Taiji, Japan, where dolphins are herded into small coves and slaughtered to be sold at fish markets.

Dr. Herzing first encountered dolphins while poring through books as a child, and she realized that the animals would be her life's work.

And he moved away because it was his last fishing trip, and he knew that the dolphins scare fish. So he moved away from it.

My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim of the volcano.

A pair of Atlantic spotted dolphins hovers in the clear waters of the Bahamas in Flip Nicklen's cover photograph.

Humans and dolphins are the only animals that have sex for pleasure.

They said 14 dolphins were killed, while another six -- mothers and calves -- were spared, at least temporarily.

Phillips use of his photographs to help determine the identity of the dolphins.

Scientists believe diabetes emerged in dolphins as an evolutionary adaptation to a high protein and low carbohydrate diet.

Acrobatic performances by a school of dolphins may be widely perceived as a sequence of well-rehearsed actions.

And what this figure shows is the percentage of the separations in which dolphins whistle , against the maximum distance .

Toxic chemicals that pollute nearshore waters may contaminate the fish on which dolphins feed.

And the trainers are great. I mean, there seemed to be a lot of separation between the dolphins.

Talk to you all later, have to go down to the ocean! So excited! I saw 3 beautiful Sea Turtles and 8 Dolphins yesterday on my dive. So cool!

Marino and her colleagues have analyzed modern dolphins and remains of ancient marine mammals to help answer that question.

One of the Dolphins that a researcher have seen is when it was plucking a bird's feather from behind, and tossing manta rays like Frisbees.

However, under the oceans , Dolphins and Whales shall remain at this time the only fully conscious mammals.

Kite has the wind, the dolphins have the sea, I exist in your existence.

Canadian geneticists hope to confirm pink Taiwanese dolphins as a unique species, to help with their conservation.

At night time, the dolphins' metabolism changed dramatically and showed similar characteristics to that seen in people with type 2 diabetes.

One of the ways in which dolphins are unusual among mammals is their ability to imitate sounds.

You may also get the chance to see other marine animals including dolphins, seals, albatross and much more marine life!

Contrary to calculations made by some engineers, bees can fly, dolphins can swim, and geckos can even climb up the smoothest surfaces.

Dolphins liked "collective" life, at least the first few, the number hundreds.

Terrestrial animals like the rabbit is a small, marine animals like dolphins.

Increasing water pollution and their isolation from the rest of the Med make this stronghold of dolphins a conservation priority.

Please remember that only a very small number of Japanese people catch and eat dolphins.

The intertwining of consciousness also causes distortion in such experiences of parallel kind to what dolphins and whales suffer.

It is not uncommon to hear of dolphins giving rides through water to humans.

And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.

Bottlenose and Guyana dolphins, two distantly related species, often come together to socialise in waters off the coast of Costa Rica.

The death rate in these in these dolphins, for the first calf born of every female dolphin, is 60 to 80 percent.

Make people understand that I love dolphins by looking at the decoration of my car.

Later, Fortier told friends that Jeff's courage and leadership had been essential in safely transporting the dolphins.

When dolphins sleep, the brain only half in the rest, the other half awake to help breathing cycle.

Researchers have discovered that dolphins are able to mimic human speech. B. imitate.

Coastal, or inshore, dolphins live close to land and are often seen by people on beaches and boats.

But it never happened in the pool or aquarium, beside the domesticated member and a or at most two dolphins swim.

In trouble at sea dolphins can help people out of the woods, since it gave people a "sea lifeguard's" good name.

It may be their eyes, their smiling face, their playful nature or their intelligence, but dolphins have won their way into our hearts.

Some experiments, dolphins blindfolded, to muddy the waters in this fashion, they can quickly and accurately tracked food thrown at it.

Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski swims with dolphins in the wild as she studies dolphin behaviour.

Dolphins generally sleep at night, but only for a couple hours at a time.

The karma for intertwining of humans, dolphins and whales does goes all the way back to the original shattering of the Grand Masters.

Michelle reached out her hand and gently touched the fin of one of the dolphins.

When it came time to leave, however, the three children traveling with Guajardo and McAllister begged to feed the dolphins one last time.

Stay tuned for additional articles to be brought through from the plants and trees, minerals as well as dolphins and whales in 2006.

To help save dolphins, many tuna fishermen now use special nets and techniques to release the dolphins.

the last time I saw a story, saying that someone in one place a ship's gulf killed the dolphins.

Residents of the Japanese seaside village Taiji, notorious for hunting dolphins, slaughtered another pod of dolphins Tuesday, AP reports.

The three dolphins would have to be caught in open water and then maneuvered into canvas slings.

Still, the new studies offer the most extensive evidence yet that dolphins and whales can be sentinels for environmental contamination.

Ancient tombs and memorials for whales and dolphins can be found across the country.

Swimming with dolphins can be a therapeutic and enlightening experience.

His staff took samples from the decomposed carcasses and is doing autopsies on the dead dolphins that were still intact.

Authorities are trying to find a reason for the dolphins' odd behavior.

When tuna fishermen set their nets around the dolphins to catch the tuna, the dolphins are trapped too.

She got her start number-crunching nature with her PhD thesis, a DNA analysis of river dolphins.

She imagined they were dolphins instead and rehearsed the scene during five sessions, and the nightmares vanished.

I'm going to try to take you on a journey of the underwater acoustic world of whales and dolphins.

There are dolphins jumping on the surface of the sea below.

Let's now take a step back and see what this message can tell us about protecting dolphins from human disturbance.

For years, Mr. Pitman, the U. S. marine ecologist, has searched the world's rivers and oceans for rare species of dolphins and whales.

"I wrote this book for dolphins because we are mistreating these animals by keeping them in captivity, " Brenner said.

Dolphins and whales are a common site in the sheltered bays, and the extensive wetlands are home to a large variety of birds.

From the boat , Dan threw out some fish and the dolphins came closer.

Swimming with dolphins appears to be an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression, according to new U. K. Research.

Very little talk about angels and dolphins in the sky, and each has brought a touch of sadness.

In the shark before the dolphin is a crazy god kill, attack human beings can be described as easy, but it never hurt the dolphins records.

While you lap up the historical commentary, you'll spot seals, dolphins and white-breasted sea eagles.

The glorious tasks have been executed and would be executed by dolphins.

It has long been known that dolphins are highly intelligent and playful. But what do they play with underwater?

All dolphin species, young dolphins aren't born with the skills necessary to defend for themselves.

The proposed fasting "switch" may allow dolphins to turn this diabetic state on and off.

We recorded hundreds of dolphins and sea birds in the oil slick area, as well as sea snakes and threatened hawksbill and flatback turtles.

The second environmental project includes a nature reserve for white-flag dolphins, one of the most endangered animals in the world.

Pollution is perhaps one of the greatest risks to the Chinese White Dolphins that inhabit the area.

But how could be not noticed the beauty as bubble streams made patterns on the water and the dolphins appear to dance and play.

Dolphins are not only beautiful and friendly. but they also seem to bring joy to anyone who comes near them.

An examination of the functioning of the senses in cetaceans , the group of mammals comprising whales, dolphins and porpoises.

The fishermen splash their paddles to tell the dolphins they'd like to fish together.

Dolphins' babies are born in the water. They can grow up to three and a half meters long.

Bats and dolphins use their exceptional hearing to find prey and each other, enough to accurately nab a small fly or fish.

One could say in this that dolphins and whales held the human truth of inner awareness in the polarity of the wheel of life.

Nets of one kind or another meant to catch Pacific yellowfin tuna were also killing 400, 000 dolphins a year.

The dolphins could also use the shells like nets or containers, a possibility suggested by the wildlife observer's report of seabed-digging.

Might male-male copulation in species as diverse as flour beetles and dolphins have similar, even predictable, evolutionary consequences?

Experts say since dolphins are at the top of the food chain, they reflect what has happened to their environment.

She was adorned with beautiful lions, nymphs, dolphins and saluting angels. The first voyage to Batavia (5 May 1651) was a safe one.

In the 1950s, the U. S. Navy began studying the hydrodynamics of dolphins to design better torpedoes, ships and submarines.

But what is in it for them? It remains a mystery. The dolphins do not get food from the process.

The guys who rushed to help, the dolphins -- they all saved my life.

But behavioural biologists have now carried out two-way communication with dolphins in the wild in the first study of its kind.

Not only close to people like dolphins, they also protect the people not to be drowning shark attacks.

Dolphins and whales have already experienced instantaneous healing within some pods of certain members destined to ascend but diseased.

The Dolphins stand by Huizenga's comment, Cameron said, but consider Ginn 's deadline to be July 27, the day the full squad reports.

Dolphins are known to jump out the back of big waves as they break against the shores.

large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals.

Ian MacDonald, a marine biologist at Florida State University, says the 160 or so dead dolphins are the tip of the biological iceberg.

Caption : Bottlenose Dolphins: Possibly the most bisexual animal on earth, bottlenose dolphins engage in frequent same-sex sexual activity.

The makers of the documentary used expert divers and hi-tech gadgets to film the slaughter of bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales.

Pollution may have contributed to the deaths of dolphins that have washed up on beaches in recent years.

A survey by the Worldwide Fund for Nature found dolphins, migratory sea birds, sea snakes and marine turtles were exposed to toxins.

The world's most endangered sea dolphins are sliding towards extinction in the face of damaging fishing methods, experts are warning.

Dolphins and sharks are showing up surprisingly in shallow water just off the Florida coast.

When fish hear her, they run for cover, burrowing themselves into the sand. The dolphins then utilize what's called echo-location. . .

Throughout their lives, bottlenose dolphins are mostly bisexual with periods of exclusive homosexuality.

These are lands where you can glimpse an eagle, an osprey, a wildcat, a fine antlered stag or even whales and dolphins.

Fighting to stay afloat, Endris thought he saw the dolphins form a protective wall between him and the great white.

The great sardine run: dolphins, sharks, whales and birds competing underwater for fish.

"People say that swimming with dolphins is fun, but it's entertainment, not therapy, " she says.

By contrast, the signature whistle which dolphins use to stay in touch, each individual here has a radically different call.

Then humans, dolphins and whales become as lost as the creation that they are vying to pull out of distortion enough that it can go home.

LIN YANG: So have I. I really like to see the fish and dolphins. What's the.

"That does not tell her why dolphins. . . . . . " dolphin feel that their eyes have begun moist.

Hey! See that? That dolphins are driving the shark off! But why did they do so?

Off the coast of California, dolphins, sea lions and whales are coming down with epilepsy.

And then the dolphins swim away. . . So long, and thanks for all the fish!

Solutions rose in her mind like dolphins leaping from the waves.

Scientists have discovered a biological quirk in bottlenose dolphins that could lead to a treatment for late-onset diabetes in humans.

The human brain accounted for my weight 2. 1%, dolphins brain accounted for it one point seven percent of their weight.

When they receive a sound, the divers will then play back one of eight 'words' and see if dolphins mimic them.

Dolphins travel in groups called pods. A pod can include up to 100 dolphins.

Dolphins and whales then went on to cast all ocean life just like humans had cast us and all land based life.

And in a much-celebrated first documented example of tool use in marine mammals, a family of dolphins in Australia uses sponges to hunt.

Dolphins are extremely intelligent creatures that experience pain and suffering, she emphasizes.

pineapples we headed to the fishing boat that we were sure caught fish and also killed dolphins in the process.

He filmed Balinese dance in Indonesia; he studied dolphins; he developed a useful theory of schizophrenia.

What could be better than swimming with dolphins?

Or you could dare a venture to Miami to watch the state darling Dolphins.

Dolphins : fantastic animal that must be protected. In addition, you should not kill any animal on this planet earth.

Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.

Bottlenose dolphins are found in tropical oceans and other warm waters around the globe.

She says some research, including how dolphins breed and how they communicate, is a product of studying dolphins at the zoo.

The San Francisco group is leading efforts against keeping dolphins, orcas and other advanced sea life in captivity.

The first thing I did, as we were buying the house, was to take our son Dylan to Florida for a swim with dolphins.

Watching Dolphins - Seriously. . . There really are dolphins, some where past the other fabulous scenery.

Let go with our courage, Marine biologist together hand in hand for a "dolphins swim" !

Conditions are often poor: Dolphins are sometimes kept in small pools and exposed to sewage drain-off and other pollutants.

The Assumption is always made that a school of tuna is swimming underneath the dolphins.

Still, as we learn more about how poorly dolphins fare in these programs, worldwide condemnation of such facilities is growing.

Studies show a remarkable similarity between champion butterfly swimmers and captive dolphins.

The population has fallen in recent times because fishing techniques intended to target tuna were also catching many dolphins.

Americans boycotted tuna several years ago until tuna companies guaranteed that they weren't catching dolphins in their tuna nets.

Occasionally dolphins become inspired to chase each other with a grand water splash trails.

But as the shark turned to come at Todd a fourth time, a group of dolphins swam to the surfer's rescue.

Brenner points out that some researchers have argued dolphins should be considered "non-human persons, " because of their intelligence.

Whales And Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation And Human Perceptions.

What's heavenly? Pure rock 'n' roll, dolphins, waking up and realising we're the sexiest, most intelligent.

Despite inhabiting a very different world to ourselves, dolphins perform brilliantly in our 'intelligence tests'.

Japan's government says the hunting of dolphins and whales is an important cultural tradition.

Unlike sponging, however, in which dolphins use sponges to find fishes hiding in mud, conching isn't yet widespread in Shark Bay.

River dolphins have no predators, except for humans.

I intend to forgive those ancestors who were involved in scientific experiments that involved dolphins, whales or nature.

LIN YANG: So have I. I really like to see the fish and dolphins.

Ever since, Mr O'Barry has worked to stop dolphins from being captured and sent to amusement parks.

Adult male dolphins, which generally travel in pairs, often swim slowly side by side as they sleep.

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But I'm just curious, has there been any information about the dolphins in that area or anything else?

These dolphins at Sea World in Orlando are blowing perfect rings of air from. . . Can we go back a little bit?

All the great apes 'pass' the test, along with dolphins, whales and elephants.

In the expense of the ocean, a few spinner dolphins were feeding.

Dolphins reach out to us in astonishing ways.

A case in point is the connection between the blowholes of whales and dolphins and the nostrils of humans.

So seals and dolphins as well as large fish and turtles need to keep an eye open at all times.

NOAA has just started an aerial census of dolphins, turtles, whales and other marine mammals along the entire coast.

Sometimes while surfing with my friends we would see dolphins and large schools of fish swimming around us.

Now, normally, because bubbles are lighter than water, they float up. But these dolphins, you notice, bite their bubbles .