Researchers Say Dolphin Attacks Behind Mass Deaths Of Porpoises

Researchers are suggesting dolphin attacks are likely behind the sudden spike in the number of deaths of porpoises off the coast of California. Over 70 porpoises have washed out bloody and injured on the...

Polluted whale and dolphin products on sale in Japan.

‘THE COVE’ DOCUMENTARY OF JAPAN’S COASTAL DOLPHIN AND WHALE HUNTS AIRS IN JAPAN The Environmental Investigation Agency today released a detailed report in Japanese documenting polluted whale and dolphin...

Mass dolphin strandings blamed on military sonar

Mass dolphin strandings in some parts of the world are being blamed on military sonar, as the animals become temporarily deaf for about 40 minutes after sonar has passed through the region. Hearing is important to...

Dolphin Language Lexicon Hope

Scientists have been trying to crack dolphin language for many years and now they have made a scientific breakthrough that for the first time offers the hope of producing a lexicon of dolphin words. A new...

The fourth anniversary of the tsunami.

"Thais and others gather to offer prayers for the dead during remembrance services at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, on the fourth anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean...

Greek Fisherman

A fisherman in Kefalonia mending his nets which had been damaged by dolphins.

See 4-D Polar Express for Christmas at the National Aquarium

With pocket watch in one hand and oil lantern in the other, the mid-twentieth century train conductor greets us with a drawn out baritone "alllll aboard." Not the usual greeting one would expect at the National...

How to know when a species becomes extinct

How do scientists know when to classify a species as extinct? Animals such as the Yangtze River Dolphin, the Christmas Island Shrew and the Venezuelan Skunk Frog are all extinct, or close to the brink of...

9-Foot Dolphin smacks boater till he likes it

"NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A leaping 9-foot dolphin knocked a woman unconscious and injured another boater as they traveled in the Intracoastal Waterway near New Smyrna Beach.Norman Howard said he and his wife...

Yangtze River Dolphins to be more protected

The Chinese government are again stepping in to protect the Yangtze River Dolphins from extinction. They are now going to connect existing reserves of the Baiji dolphin, the most endangered member of the whale...

Activists stage dolphin die-in at Japanese embassy in US

A dolphin die-in took place in Washington yesterday at the Japanese embassy, as environmental and animal rights activists dressed as dolphins to protest what they said was the 'horrific butchering' of thousands of...

"Killer Dolphins" attacking each other for food.

Remember the dolphins we see either on TV or in aquariums where they jump through hoops and performs tricks in front of crowds of people. Well, these dolphins are not as innocent as we perceive them out to be. Now...

Men find dolphin in inland garden

"The dead dolphin in the garden The dolphin was removed by environmental health officers Mystery surrounds the discovery of a dead dolphin in the garden of two sailors in Dorset who live on a steep hill half a...

Vanishing Act- Is it too late for the Irrawaddy Dolphin?

"Sun Mao leans forward in the boat, shades his eyes with his hand, and squints across the wide expanse of the Mekong River where it twists through the town of Kratie. He is looking for one of the world's rarest mammals - the Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin. Older people in this...

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