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Atlantic Spotted Dolphins -Basic Knowledge
The Atlantic spotted dolphin is considered playful and acrobatic. They love to ride the bow wave of boats and surf the wake of ships they encounter. They are also more…
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Bottlenose Dolphins – Basic Knowledge
The bottlenose dolphin is the most studied and best known of all cetaceans. This is primarily due to its ready adaptability to captive environment, such as research facilities and marine…
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The Face is Familiar, but …
The casual identification of individual cetaceans probably started when humans began interacting with coastal species over a century ago, when whalers and fishermen could identify a few individual…
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In the Eyes of the Dolphin
Cetaceans have extraordinary eyesight. Dolphins can use their sonar to detect complex shapes and identify them visually. Captive animals have been known to throw frisbees and catch fish without using…
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Coral Cartography Advances Conservation
Considered among the most complex and diverse environments on Earth, coral reefs play a key role in the health of our planet’s oceans. Pollutants, algae blooms, over-fishing, damage due to…