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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Joseph Castaneda Miami High School Abstract Over 50 million years ago‚ the creature that we know as the dolphin today was a land based animal. It would venture into the sea‚ or water to eat. Over time though the evolutionary process would see to it that this once land based creature would become a part of the water‚ evolving in such a way that it would never again see the land. Along the way there have been numerous changes that have taken place to the animals physiological
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behind cages‚ starving and dying‚ it’s an awful sight. I believe that animal captivity is bad for animals and that they should be running free and wild. wild animals in zoos suffer physically and mentally. Many animals in zoos show signs of distress such as pacing or rocking backwards and forwards repeatedly. Zoos do not save species from extinction but in some cases they can even make it worse. The problem with animal captivity is its hurting animals mentally and physically Captive exotic animals are
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reality for many helpless dolphins swimming the Taiji waters. Taiji is a small town located in Japan that plays host to the very cruel and inhumane slaughtering of dolphins. Every year from September to April the Taiji Dolphin Drive takes place and brutally strips hundreds of dolphins of their lives while others are captured and exported to aquariums all around the world. In 1987‚ one year after the International whaling commission placed a ban on whaling‚ the number of dolphins slaughtered tripled.
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Whitney 1 Candace M. Whitney Professor Lynn McClelland English 101 22 February 2013 Living in Arizona vs. Living in Hawaii I was born and raised in Hawaii on the tiny island of Kauai where the misty rains fall daily‚ the grass is green all year around and the culture is rich in the spirit of aloha. Although living a life in Hawaii may seem wonderful and made in paradise‚ many locals make the tough decision to move away and Arizona has become the popular place to go. Arizona‚ with all its history
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Marine-Mammal Shows: Harmful to both Animals and People A famous dolphin trainer gave up his career which could have brought him both wealth and prosperity and became a free-the-dolphins activist instead. His name is Richard O’Barry and he is now struggling to conserve the rights of marine animals‚ especially dolphins. He was motivated by the fact that his precious dolphin (in the movie “Flipper”) that he once trained committed suicide in front of him‚ which shows one of the many problematic aspects
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In previous years‚ we have witnessed that animals are not the only ones who suffer from captivity. Tilikum‚ the largest male orca in captivity‚ alone has killed three people and been involved in other accidents (Blackfish). Captivity alters animal’s behavior and as a consequence human lives our lost. “Zoochois” can be a result of abnormal and self-destructive behavior seen in these animals because of their living conditions. (PETA) For example‚ Tilikum’s sperm has been used to conceive 50% of SeaWorld’s
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Dolphins in the Ocean Park The main attraction at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park is a dolphin show with an earnest message about humans and animals living in harmony. Yet‚ David Wong of Hong Kong animal rights group Animal Earth says the shows are "detrimental to moral thinking." He also says that the very act of capturing the animals strips people of all respect that they may have for animals. There was an anti-dolphin show campaign by local animal rights groups in the summer of 2012. They wanted
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over everything and anything‚ including wild animals. Wildlife that will never be in their natural habitat‚ and live their entire life in an artificial enclosure. Where they live out their lives in fear‚ and with all eyes on them (Carnivores in Captivity.) Many activists try to shut down zoos‚ and find any evidence of cruelty they possibly can to do so. Although the activists are unsuccessful‚ the attention needs to be diverted to the existing roadside zoos. Tony the tiger suffers everyday of his
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that I read was Behind the Dolphin Smile written by Richard O’Barry and Keith Coulbourn. It has 288 pages‚ and was Published July 7th 2000 by Renaissance Books (first published September 1st 1991). Behind the Dolphin Smile is a book that is based on the true story of a dolphin trainer that was holding the dolphin that played Flapper on TV in his arms as it died of stressed. It was then that he realized that his career training dolphins had been a mistake and that dolphins deserve the same freedom as
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