The Science of Dolphins Whale-Sliding
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Over at AnimalWise they explain dolphin equivalent of planking. We at DSN fear this may be another step on dolphin world domination

DSN Scientist in Residence Eric Heupel Revisits Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Mortality Event
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Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used to part of The Other 95% team along with me before we closed shop. You can find Eric tweeting as @eclecticechoes.   ——————————– Recently the deaths of bottlenose dolphins . . . → Read More: DSN Scientist in Residence Eric Heupel Revisits Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Mortality Event

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Moko Has Died
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You may remember Moko, the playful, pygmy sperm whale-saving, lovable dolphin from New Zealand? I’ve just learned from a commenter that he was found dead July 8, 2010. While an autopsy is being done (because of the special nature this dolphin held with the local people), officials say there is no reason to suspect any . . . → Read More: Moko Has Died

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Hell-on-Earth Flyover of the Gulf of Mexico
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While the commentary actually makes this sound appropriately apocalyptic, please ignore the cheesy last minute sound bite. hccreekkeeper writes on his youtube page for this video: This was the most emotionally disturbing video I have ever done! A flight over the BP Slick Source where I saw at least 100 Dolphins in the oil, some . . . → Read More: Hell-on-Earth Flyover of the Gulf of Mexico

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The Cove
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Disclaimer: This review may not appropriate for all audiences. Certainly not anyone that is sensitive to violence against dolphins. If you think you may be too uncomfortable with this type of content, please do not read any further. ———————————- A week ago I was approached by the PR department that filmed The Cove, an . . . → Read More: The Cove

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An Ape and a Dolphin
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From A Journey Around My Skull. That is all. Stephen Gooden, illus. Aesop's Fables, 1936

Garner Defiled by Dolphins
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When will it stop??? When will the world see how disgusting and perverse these creatures are? When will you see them for who they REALLY are?? When? WHEN?? Video removed because it was getting hung up from CBS tracking code. See it at the Huffington Post.

Bad Moko. Bad dolphin. Go home now.
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Image from Otago Daily Times Have you heard about Moko the dolphin? Moko is a three-year-old bottlenose dolphin from New Zealand that gained fame in March last year, when he rescued two pygmy sperm whales. Moko guided them though a narrow channel to safety. Now, Moko is a local resident at Mahia Beach in . . . → Read More: Bad Moko. Bad dolphin. Go home now.

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TGIF: Dolphin
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Click on Dolphin Smile to find out how I really feel about dolphins (NSFW-language) and meet the latest addition to our blogroll. Some Google blogger’s talking smack about dolphins, and cows, and pangolins, and I’m LMAO. Caution, fresh language. Its times like this that I am soo glad my kids can’t read yet. . . . → Read More: TGIF: Dolphin

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The Cult of Dolphin Worship
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Southern Fried Scientist tells it like it is. He just posted a very well-written article on “the cult of dolphin worship“. “… the cult of the dolphin is so strong that people refuse to accept that sometimes nature isn’t really that pleasant. That it isn’t all like a Disney Movie. That we don’t always know . . . → Read More: The Cult of Dolphin Worship

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