Dolphins are marine mammals and fully adapted to live in water. It is generally believed that dolphins are some of the most incredibly intelligent creatures on earth. They belong to a group of mammals called Cetaceans‚ which also include all whales. Besides‚ dolphins are warm blooded and use the blow hold at the top of their heads to breathe air like other land animals although they live in the sea. There are 32 different species of oceanic dolphins‚ 5 species of river dolphins‚ and 6 species of
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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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A Strategy for Protecting Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Mekong Delta Region. Huyen Tran‚ jessi00tran@gmail.com Bunker Hill Community College Honors Program‚ Boston Massachusetts Introduction Problem Solutions The Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella Brevirostris)‚ which are considered as the Mekong’s spirit‚ have developed a mutually beneficial relationship with fishermen in the Mekong Delta and the river’s branches in Laos‚ Vietnam and Cambodia. In spite of its important role to many provinces along the Mekong
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Name: Hourglass Dolphin Location: They live in the Antarctic but they go as far as New Zealand. Description: The hourglass dolphin is most easily recognized by its unique white "hourglass" marking against a largely black body. Its underside is also white‚ though both sides of the fluke are black. The two white patches that make up the hourglass shape are often connected by points or at least a thin white line‚ though in some individuals the two white patches do not touch. The dorsal fin is easily
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Characterization in Michael Dorris’ Yellow Raft in Blue Water Humanities Outcomes 1.5 1.6 1.8 Fund of CM Outcome 1.2 1.5 FCAs: 1. Uses and explicates at least six direct quotations from the novel in the body of the essay. 2. Cites all indirect quotations. 3. Uses parallelism at least twice. In Michael Dorris’ A Yellow Raft in Blue Water‚ he tells the story of three generations of women who struggle with their own self esteem
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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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White Dolphins in Hong Kong Periodically‚ all government needs to balance between economic and environmental development. Chinese White Dolphin‚ being one of the marine biodiversity indicators‚ has been under international concern in the 1990s. Being one of the major habitats of the Chinese White Dolphin‚ the seabed near Northern Lantau was under reclamation for the Chek Lap Kok Airport construction‚ which resulted in a loss of local habitat and cause rapid decline in population of the dolphins. Soon
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Imagine you are gliding through the still blue ocean‚ surrounded by your family and friends. Suddenly‚ a loud booming sound breaks through the peaceful underworld. Before you know it‚ you have been herded into a bay and sealed off from the free world. You watch and wait as others are picked and plucked from the water; they are the “lucky” ones. Next thing you know‚ a metal rod has pierced your spine‚ instantly paralysing you but not yet killing you. You are then tied to a boat by your feet and dragged
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Gallagher 27 November 2012 Dolphins in Captivity Introduction Most people are fascinated with dolphins and crave to see them in Sea World‚ or another aquarium‚ and even enjoy seeing them perform in shows. However‚ most people do not think about the harm that dolphins go through in order for the public to see them. Dolphins go through an immense amount of physical and mental harm solely for our entertainment. I never thought about the harm they go through when I first saw dolphins perform in a show. I
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Species: Tursiops truncatus or Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Jenkins) The Common Bottlenose Dolphin is arguably the most popular species of the Delphinidae family. Because they are found in both temperate and tropical waters‚ they are the most studied; a majority of our Physiology knowledge about Delphinids as a family is based on Bottlenose Dolphins (Cozzi 411). Because of the wide variety of habitats and climates that Bottlenose Dolphins inhabit‚ there is a lot of debate about how many
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