Dead pelicans on the beach in Peru. Img: The Guardian As many as 900 dolphins and over 4,000 pelicans have washed up dead on the beaches of northern Peru in the last couple of months, (see news coverage here, here and here), leading to a flurry of activity as various authorities and other interested parties . . . → Read More: What is Peru’s dolphin and pelican die-off telling us?
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By para_sight, on  May 9th, 2012  2 comments  Climate Change, Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Megavertebrate, Opinion, Weather  dolphins, Pelicans, Peru, UME By para_sight, on February 29th, 2012 4 comments Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Fish, Giant Isopod, Megavertebrate, Weird dolphins, flying squid, manta, minke whale, mobula, sailfish, sperm whale, tarpon, tuna, whales Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re celebrating! Mobula sp. – devil ray Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus Flying squid, Todarodes pacificus Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares Sailfish, Istiophorus sp. Manta ray, Manta sp. (Most “manta jumps” on google . . . → Read More: In honour of Leap Day
By Miriam Goldstein, on January 30th, 2012 8 comments Life At Sea, Megavertebrate, Scientist! acoustic, Alexis Rudd, dolphins, graduate school, hawaii This is a guest post from Alexis Rudd, who is a doctoral student at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on the island of O’ahu. Her research uses sound to study the distribution and behavior of dolphins and whales in Hawaii, in partnership with Young Brothers interisland shipping company. It seems as though most people . . . → Read More: Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist
By Dr Bik, on January 30th, 2012 7 comments TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Uncategorized Cetacean, dolphins, movies, Porn, whales I must have been suffering from post conference delirium, because I decided to watch A Dolphin Tale on the plane ride home from ScienceOnline2012. Plot summary: a stranded dolphin (Winter) is rescued but her damaged tail must be amputated. A lonely boy (Sawyer) sees her being rescued, stalks her at the aquarium she is transported . . . → Read More: As close as you’ll get to legal Cetacean porn
Of course, this is scientifically inaccurate. Dolphins are NEVER in favor of pants. From Married to the Sea. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Of course, this is scientifically inaccurate. Dolphins are NEVER in favor of pants. From Married to the Sea. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Kevin Zelnio, on November 3rd, 2011 Leave a comment Industry & Government, Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, dolphins, Drilling, Macondo, Oil Spill Dear British Petroleum, WTF I hear you wanna be called Beyond Petroleum, now? Do you think you’re some kind of rap star or something?? Haha! Whatevs, let’s just go by our ole grade school nickname for you, BP. I know its been a while since I last wrote. It’s not like I was neglecting you . . . → Read More: Open Letter to My Bros at British Petroleum
By para_sight, on June 13th, 2011 2 comments Conservation & Environment, Expeditions, Megavertebrate, New Research cetaceans, dolphins, FAU, Georgia Aquarium, HBOI, Health, NOAA This week a really great project is unfolding in the waters of the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. It’s the annual Health and Environmental Risk Assessment for free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, one of the longest standing and most comprehensive health assessments of any marine animal. The project is spearheaded by Dr. Greg Bossart (Senior VP at Georgia Aquarium) . . . → Read More: Studying dolphins as sentinels of oceans and human health
By para_sight, on April 10th, 2011 15 comments Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, Oil Spills, Opinion, Uncategorized Deepwater Horizon, dolphins, Gulf of Mexcio There’s a lot of press happening right now about an “unusual mortality event” underway in the northern Gulf of Mexico involving dead dolphins, particularly young ones (see for examples here, here and here). Much of the drama that drives these stories to the front page arises out of potential links to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . . . → Read More: Cold hard data vs warm baby dolphins
By Miriam Goldstein, on April 10th, 2011 7 comments Vessels and Equipment dolphins, help us ahhhh, robot Via Aili C-F, who asks “What happens when the dolphins discover this technology and then the dolphin robots attack???” Well, it might look something like this. In the words of Dr. James Aoki, “I believe I speak for the entire human race when I say, ‘Holy fuck.” Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Via Aili C-F, who asks “What happens when the dolphins discover this technology and then the dolphin robots attack???” Well, it might look something like this. In the words of… By Dr Bik, on February 27th, 2011 3 comments Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, dolphins, Funding, Gulf of Mexico, NPR, Oil Spill Once again this week, NPR was subtly poking us all with a stick—“Hey, remember that oil spill that happened last year?” I love NPR. ‘Fog Of Research’ Clouds Study Of Oil’s Effects In Gulf This story really hit home, because I’ve been personally dealing with many of the frustrations mentioned in this report. There really . . . → Read More: NPR’s oil spill Hat Trick
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