DOLPHIN SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN The dolphin industry in the past‚ present‚ and future has changed dramatically through the last century. In the past‚ the industry was revolutionized by Ric O’barry and Flipper‚ the American television show. Today‚ in Taiji‚ Japan‚ more than 20‚000 dolphins are brutally murdered each year. Who knows what lies in the future? The history of the dolphin industry traces back to the 12th century in Japan. But Ric O’barry‚ who was involved in the capture and training of
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Dolphins Surprisingly dolphins aren’t fish! A dolphin is a mammal. Like every mammal the dolphin is warm blooded‚ isn’t born in eggs‚ and breathes air. A dolphin usually breathes once or twice a minute. A dolphin can hold its breath no longer than seven minutes but only if it is an emergency. Dolphins do have a tiny bit of hair! The only place there is hair is right next to the blowhole. Dolphins have blubber instead of fur. Blubber gives a dolphin their streamline shape. Blubber also is a cover
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Bottlenose dolphins are among the most vocal of the nonhuman animals and exhibit remarkable development of the sound production and auditory mechanisms. This can be seen in audition‚ which is shown in the animals highly refined echolocation ability‚ and in tightly organized schools in which they live that are made up by sound communication. In testing the communication skills of dolphins‚ extensive studies have been done on vocal mimicry‚ in which the animal imitates computer-generated sounds in
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Mostly whales and dolphins compare so many things‚ but at the same time they have their differences.Whales can weigh up to 150 tons and dolphins between 400-600lbs (200-300kg).There are two kind of whales baleen and toothed whales.But dolphins are like whales because they belong to the tooth whales.Whales and dolphins are interesting because each one has so many things to learn about.’Some similarities that dolphins and whales have in common is that they are mammals‚ they both are very smart‚ and
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The monkey and The Dolphin One day long ago‚ some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey.When they were far out at sea‚ a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea‚ and the monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up.They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin’s back. The dolphin asked the monkey‚ “Do you know this place?”The monkey replied
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Dolphins are well-known‚ lovable‚ and incredibly intelligent creatures. One genus of dolphins‚ known as Tursiops or Bottlenose‚ are quite commonly known to the common person (Bottlenose). Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence and popularity with children especially. Many people know what they are and are able to recognize them easily. Scientists have proven that they are incredibly intelligent and know a lot about various things that humans also know (Common). However‚ many people
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Biology assignment #2 Tursiops australis‚ otherwise known as the Burrunan dolphin was recognized in 2011 south-east of Australia by Kate Charlton-Robb and colleagues. The Burrunan dolphin is a type of bottlenose dolphin. There are actually two new distinct species of Tursiops dolphins found in Australia that are under controversy. At one time‚ all Tursiops dolphins were recognized as belonging to T. truncates. However T. australis‚ T. truncates and T. aduncus are all distinctly recognized species
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shooting crew. His job was to actually help a dolphin researcher‚ Mark on identifying the location of dolphins in the Welsh oceans. Only then can the camera crew work on capturing great shots of the dolphins up close to be inserted and edited in their latest documentary on dolphins. But alas‚ Sam was unfortunate as his first try did not turn out well. Even though the duo had shifted their positions from being on a sailboat to try to spot the dolphins from high lands‚ it was still quite a frustration
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dolphins Appearance: blue gray color‚10 to 14 feet long‚ breath air‚ mammal‚ warm blooded‚ they use sonar Habitat: It depends on the species as to where they live Diet: carnivore‚ eat different types of fish Reproduction and babies: Dolphins are aquatic mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. Dolphins evolved about ten million years ago. .. Dolphins belong to the family Delphinidae. It is the largest and most diverse family of aquatic mammals and includes 26 living
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