When the first dolphin jumped out of the water I don't think there was a single one of us who didn't cry out. |
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As for the carvings, I bought some rather lovely chopsticks made from wild betel nut palm and a dolphin carved from the nut of the sago palm. |
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Seashells sang of dolphin tales, and sand dollars could be exchanged for coral necklaces from the nearby childish entrepreneur. |
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Populations of the Amazon river dolphin are distributed widely in many rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. |
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No dependency of group size on length was obvious in the striped dolphin and the killer whale. |
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On each side a jumping dolphin had been airbrushed beautifully along the groove of the helmet. |
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This dolphin later turned up in Grace Bay in 1980 and demonstrated a natural affinity with people. |
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There are garfish, tailor and bream around the headland whereas off shore the odd snapper or dolphin fish is being picked up. |
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I looked out across Poole Harbour, searching for the dolphin as directed by the local old salt. |
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Nickie works at an aquarium as a dolphin trainer and speeds around town on his super-sweet motorcycle. |
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You must stop the dolphin and start the scissors kick just before your legs break the surface at the end of your first pull. |
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Hawk's Cay Marina, also a full-service resort for landlubbers, has a dolphin program geared just for the shorter species among us. |
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A manipulative wood nymph, Dunphia, competes for the attentions of the impressionable Keano with the pink dolphin god, Fergie. |
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Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a reluctant moray eel to come out of its crevice by poking it with the spiny body of a dead scorpionfish. |
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A popular beach bar was bulldozed to make way for a dolphin swim attraction. |
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If I eat any more tins of tuna fish, I'm going to turn into a dolphin. |
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We saw lots of bird life, occasionally a river dolphin which was a thrill. |
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We have successfully completed the first South American dolphin river census and we are satisfied with all the data collected and what we witnessed. |
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But those hearts will likely be pounding a bit harder than if you had just seen, say, dolphin Tale. |
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When heraldry developed in the Middle Ages, not much was known about the biology of the dolphin and it was often depicted as a sort of fish. |
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Traditionally, the stylised dolphins in heraldry still may take after this notion, sometimes showing the dolphin skin covered with fish scales. |
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Dolphins are present in the coat of arms of Anguilla and the coat of arms of Romania, and the coat of arms of Barbados has a dolphin supporter. |
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India has declared the dolphin as its national aquatic animal in an attempt to protect the endangered Ganges River Dolphin. |
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Orcas, the largest species of dolphin, have been involved in fatal attacks on humans in captivity. |
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Many species inhabit specific latitudes, often in tropical or subtropical waters, such as Bryde's whale or Risso's dolphin. |
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Some things can go in the water, like my dolphin boots, but other things, like books, are not so good when they get wet. |
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Various species of seal, whale and dolphin are found on or around British shores and coastlines. |
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Aquatic wildlife, such as species of sea turtle, shark, seal, whale, and dolphin, are common off the coast. |
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Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark! |
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Atlantic grey seals from Liverpool Bay occasionally venture into the estuary along with bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise. |
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Offshore there are harbour porpoises, basking sharks and various species of dolphin. |
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A Medusa type with a horse's head with snaky hair, holding a dove and a dolphin, probably representing her power over air and water. |
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The most common species are the bottlenose dolphin and the harbour porpoise. |
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Dolphins are sometimes hunted in places like Japan, in an activity known as dolphin drive hunting. |
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The name 'dolphin' is used casually as a synonym for bottlenose dolphin, the most common and familiar species of dolphin. |
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The dolphin eye is relatively small for its size, yet they do retain a good degree of eyesight. |
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Compared to many other species, however, dolphin behavior has been studied extensively, both in captivity and in the wild. |
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Dolphins are able to communicate to one another by addressing another dolphin through mimicking their whistle. |
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Research done on signature whistle usage by other dolphin species is relatively limited. |
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When travelling, jumping can save the dolphin energy as there is less friction while in the air. |
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The Indus river dolphin has a sleep method that is different from that of other dolphin species. |
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A 2006 survey found no individuals of the Yangtze river dolphin, which now appears to be functionally extinct. |
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Dolphins and other smaller cetaceans are also hunted in an activity known as dolphin drive hunting. |
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A broadband burst pulse of clicking sounds is emitted in a focused beam in front of the dolphin. |
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When the clicking sounds hit an object in the water, like a fish or rock, they bounce off and come back to the dolphin as echoes. |
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Each dolphin has a unique whistle that functions like a name, allowing the marine mammals to keep close social bonds. |
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The bottlenose dolphin has a single blowhole located on the dorsal surface of the head consisting of a hole and a muscular flap. |
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In November 2004, a dramatic report of dolphin intervention came from New Zealand. |
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Driving behavior, speed, engine type and separation distance all affect dolphin safety. |
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The dolphin became infamous for killing a swimmer and injuring many others, which later earned her the nickname killer dolphin. |
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Dolphin Tale 2, a sequel to the 2011 film, featured another dolphin named Hope and an appearance by Bethany Hamilton. |
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Many of the towns and villages along the coast have small harbours and facilities for sailing, dolphin watching and other maritime activities. |
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The common dolphin is the name given to two species of dolphin making up the genus Delphinus. |
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However, this dolphin was the most frequently represented in the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. |
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Common dolphin have a varied diet consisting of many species of fish and squid. |
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One of the hybrids has been bred back to a bottlenose dolphin, demonstrating such hybrids are fertile. |
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Moderate levels of metal pollutants, which are thought to negatively impact dolphin health, have been measured in some populations. |
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These common dolphins remained at SeaWorld with the bottlenose dolphin exhibit. |
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On one occasion, a male common dolphin managed to impregnate one of the female bottlenose dolphins in the exhibit, leading to four hybrid births. |
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They also participate in shows with bottlenose dolphin and pilot whale at Sea World. |
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The fin whale is a large baleen whale that belongs to the Cetacean order, which includes all species of whale, dolphin and porpoise. |
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Fin whales have been targets of illegal captures using harpoons for dolphin hunts or intentionally drive whales into nets. |
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One individual was observed playing with a bottlenose dolphin in Hawaiian waters. |
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The hunts use harpoons for dolphin hunts or intentionally drive whales into nets, reporting them as cases of entanglement. |
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The killer whale is one of 35 species in the oceanic dolphin family, which first appeared about 11 million years ago. |
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When seen from a distance, juveniles can be confused with other cetacean species, such as the false killer whale or Risso's dolphin. |
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Carousel feeding has only been documented in the Norwegian killer whale population and with some oceanic dolphin species. |
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They have up to 92 vertebrae, more than any other species of oceanic dolphin. |
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They are social feeders and have frequently been observed feeding with killer, fin, and humpback whales, as well as other dolphin species. |
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Striped dolphins are one of the targeted species in the Taiji dolphin drive hunt. |
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Risso's dolphin has a relatively large anterior body and dorsal fin, while the posterior tapers to a relatively narrow tail. |
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The shoulder joint is the only functional joint in all cetaceans except for the Amazon river dolphin. |
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At least one species, the tucuxi or Guiana dolphin, is able to use electroreception to sense prey. |
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The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it. |
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The southern right whale dolphin and the hourglass dolphin live only in the Southern Ocean. |
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Dolphins and other smaller cetaceans are hunted in an activity known as dolphin drive hunting. |
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The fishermen pull their nets hundreds of meters wide in a circle around the dolphin groups, in the expectation that they will net a tuna shoal. |
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Ancient art often included dolphin representations, including the Cretan Minoans. |
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A captive Amazon river dolphin housed at Acuario de Valencia is the only trained river dolphin in captivity. |
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However, the illegal trade of whale and dolphin meat is a significant market in Japan and some countries. |
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Tourism boats designed for whale and dolphin watching can also negatively impact on marine mammals by interfering with their natural behavior. |
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These include primates such as chimpanzees, some dolphin communities, and crows. |
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The boto is the subject of a legend in Brazil about a dolphin that turns into a man and seduces maidens by the riverside. |
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Then one dolphin rolls over, which the fishermen take as sign to throw out their nets. |
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The researchers measured the number of resurfacings per minute by each dolphin. |
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A dolphin nicknamed Freddie was a frequent visitor to the marina, attracting much local publicity. |
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The researchers measured the number of surfacings per minute by each dolphin. |
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Here you might encounter blue marlin, bluefin tuna, blackfin and yellowfin tuna, wahoo, sailfish and dolphin. |
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A whale and dolphin creates the wolphin and, best of all, a donkey crossed with a zebra results in a zeedonk. |
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The concept is a far cry from new-age hippy shops with their Patchouli joss sticks, crystal beads and dolphin music. |
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And if you make it all the way through, you'll even see a dolphin. |
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Ninety percent of our keeper dolphin come while we're drifting and tagging schoolie dolphin. |
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And for Fungi the bottle-nosed dolphin, who first appeared in the harbour in 1984 and has never got round to leaving. |
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The bottle-nosed dolphin has been seen at the mouth of the Tyne swimming ahead of fishing boats and playing in the shallows. |
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Morbillivirus infection in a bottlenosed dolphin and a Mediterranean monk seal from the Atlantic coast of West Africa. |
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Ecology of the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin in the Pass Cavallo area of Matagorda Bay, Texas. |
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He is of a generation sufficiently divorced from the old pulps that he's the dolphin among mesosaurs here. |
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She posted a recent photo on Instagram showing her in two-piece black bikini with a blue life vest on top as she was smooching with a dolphin. |
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The Japanese government recommends that children and pregnant women avoid eating dolphin meat on a regular basis. |
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Unlike their dolphin counterparts, they are adapted for coastal shores, bays, and estuaries. |
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Porpoises, as opposed to their dolphin counterparts, generally do not thrive in captivity, and are very difficult to maintain. |
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Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphin. |
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As a result of this genetic variation, other distinct species currently considered to be populations of common bottlenose dolphin are possible. |
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Bottlenose dolphins have been known to hybridize with other dolphin species. |
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There have been human health concerns associated with the consumption of dolphin meat in Japan after tests showed that dolphin meat contained high levels of mercury. |
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An auditory experience influences the whistle development of each dolphin. |
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Offshore, basking shark and various species of whale and dolphin can often be seen, and the remoter islands' seabird populations are of international significance. |
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At 900 feet, an hour into the outing and getting soaked, Manny spotted a small skinny piece of floating wood and there we caught our first two schoolie dolphin. |
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It can be seen as the dolphin equivalent of a name for humans. |
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This was accomplished by Tuffy, a dolphin trained by the US Navy. |
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The two ecotypes of the common bottlenose dolphin within the western North Atlantic are represented by the shallower water or coastal ecotype and the more offshore ecotype. |
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The dolphin Moko in New Zealand has been observed guiding a female Pygmy Sperm Whale together with her calf out of shallow water where they had stranded several times. |
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Two unusual and rare hybrid dolphins, known as wolphins, are kept at Sea Life Park in Hawaii, which is a cross between a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale. |
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Hybrids with Risso's dolphin occur both in the wild and in captivity. |
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As well as this, the eyes of a dolphin are placed on the sides of its head, so their vision consists of two fields, rather than a binocular view like humans have. |
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The dolphin ear has specific adaptations to the marine environment. |
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Evidently, the dolphin waits for each click's echo before clicking again. |
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Marine mammals include the bottlenosed dolphin and grey seal. |
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The neocortical neuron number of the bottlenose dolphin is unknown. |
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Bottlenose dolphins are the most common species of dolphin kept in dolphinariums as they are relatively easy to train and have a long lifespan in captivity. |
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The bottlenose dolphin typically rises to the surface to breathe through its blowhole two to three times per minute, although it can remain submerged for up to 20 minutes. |
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They display aggression towards sharks and smaller dolphin species. |
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Some large shark species, such as the tiger shark, the dusky shark, the great white shark and the bull shark, prey on the bottlenose dolphin, especially calves. |
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Arion flung himself into the water, and a dolphin carried him to shore. |
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Researchers of the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute first quantified data about solitary bottlenose dolphin diving behavior in the presence and absence of boats. |
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They also brought seal, dolphin and probably whale meat back to the cave. |
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Only a few species are true residents, such as tuna, billfish, flying fish, sauries, pilotfish and remoras, dolphin, ocean sharks and ocean sunfish. |
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The popular television show Flipper, created by Ivan Tors, portrayed a bottlenose dolphin in a friendly relationship with two boys, Sandy and Bud. |
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Andy Tate, Seawatch co-ordinator in the region, said that the bottle-nosed dolphin was being sighted at half-hourly intervals inside the Tyne piers. |
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Bottlenose dolphins are still captured or killed in dolphin drive hunts for their meat, to eliminate competition for fish and for capture for marine parks. |
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The classification of the clymene dolphin has long been a challenge to taxonomists, who initially considered the clymene to be a subspecies of the spinner dolphin. |
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The programme goes on to show the ways in which different types of dolphin fight for their food, singling out the bottle-nosed dolphin as being the most aggressive. |
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There are also dolphin shows daily and a swim with dolphins program. |
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When the F16 parked yards from where we were sitting, the curvaceous sweep of its lines from wing to cockpit brought to mind the shape of a bottle-nosed dolphin. |
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They sometimes associate with other dolphin species, such as pilot whales. |
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These are the harbour porpoise, bottlenose dolphin and common dolphin. |
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However, concern was expressed that acclimatising the dolphin to human presence might put at risk the safety of the dolphin regarding the propellors of marine craft. |
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But on at least three occasions, a beached common dolphin in California was nursed back to health at SeaWorld San Diego, but deemed unfit to release back to the ocean. |
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Various species of seal and dolphin are found seasonally on British shores and coastlines, along with harbour porpoises, orcas, and many other sea mammals. |
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It is also home to our only endemic dolphin, the snubfin dolphin. |
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Fish in shallow water for cobia, bonefish, red snapper and tarpin or venture out to deeper water for sailfish, dolphin, blue marlin, wahoos, yellowfin tunas and swordfish. |
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North Sea cetaceans include various porpoise, dolphin and whale species. |
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If dolphin and kingfish are my main target, Tactually feel more confident running right past the bait-catching boats with a few dozen ballyhoo ora box or two of sardines. |
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Although dolphins are widespread, most species prefer the warmer waters of the tropic zones, but some, like the right whale dolphin, prefer colder climates. |
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Cooked dolphin meat has a flavor very similar to beef liver. |
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An unusual and very rare hybrid dolphin, known as a wolphin, is kept at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii, which is a cross between a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale. |
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The Boto, a species of river dolphin that resides in the Amazon River, are believed to be shapeshifters, or encantados, who are capable of having children with human women. |
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Killer whales are the largest extant members of the dolphin family. |
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The dolphin is said to be among the creatures which heralded the goddess' descent from the heavens and her mount, the Makara, is sometimes depicted as a dolphin. |
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There was a temple to Poseidon and a statue of Arion riding the dolphin. |
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A dolphin rescued the poet Arion from drowning and carried him safe to land, at Cape Matapan, a promontory forming the southernmost point of the Peloponnesus. |
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Attempts have been made to keep the striped dolphin in captivity, but most have failed, with the exception of a few captured in Japan for the Taiji Whale Museum. |
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With occasional sightings of Common dolphin and Minke Whale. |
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It is commonly known as the Monk dolphin among Taiwanese fishermen. |
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In both ancient and later art, Cupid is often shown riding a dolphin. |
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The only country known to actively hunt Risso's dolphin is Japan. |
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Dolphins are common in Greek mythology, and many coins from ancient Greece have been found which feature a man, a boy or a deity riding on the back of a dolphin. |
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Since then 14 whale sharks, 4 mobulids rays, 2 sunfishes, 1 Longman's beaked whale, 2 bottlenose dolphin and thousands of marine turtles had been released. |
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These include the vacquita, which inhabits a small part of the Gulf of California and Hector's dolphin, which lives in some coastal waters in New Zealand. |
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