Research, Education, Conservation
To promote the scientific study of dolphins and inspire their conservation
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Valentines Season!
February means Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day means Dolphin Valentines. Obviously! Snag dolphin-themed Valentine's Day cards for free!
“Aerial Urination” What?
Dolphins shoot pee through the air onto the heads of their friends/enemies, says science. The discovery of "aerial urination" in Amazon river dolphins as a novel form of communication. Justin weighs in!
Publication Alert!
Access DCP's latest publication for free! Individual variation in activity budgets of a stable population of killer whales in managed care across a year
Last Data Collection – a 2-week Summary
We both woke before our alarms and were treated to a moon view that was spectacular! This morning was our last day of data collection, and the sea surface was ...
Yay Visibility … Sort of!
Our early morning data collection session was a go! Manon collected the dolphin video data and had a silty 4 m underwater visibility. She entered a bit earlier to avoid the glare from direct sunlight. Kami and Elli played with seagrass. Gizmo and Kami played together. And all mom/calf pairs exchanged ...
Weather Roulette!
ometime before sunrise, likely between 2 and 4 AM, it poured buckets. Or maybe it rained “cats & dogs”! We woke to find a muddy slurry for the water near our room and porch. Still, we gave it the college try and took the water taxi to Bailey’s Key at 6:30 AM. And …
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