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Swimming with dolphin
Will dolphin encounters in the wild help bring an awareness and appreciation for the ocean and its creatures or is there a danger of destoying those things we love,wild dolphin siwms as and example?alohared
What does MLDB stand for?
What does MLDB stand for?
{audio}podcast/thedolphinpod3dolphinquiz.mp3{/audio} Last’ week winner was Allen McCloud who correctly stated that dolphins are positively buoyant at the surface but negatively buoyant at depth. Now, for this week’s quiz: Concerning a specific part of a dolphin’s anatomy, what does the acronym MLDB stand for? Think you know the answer? Surf on over to thedolphnipod.com and click on Dolphin Quiz – leave your answer in the comments section.
Dolphin Pod News – Week Ending Nov 21, 2007
A rash of dolphin deaths in Australia has biologists baffled. Sky News is reporting that nine bottlenosed dolphins have been found dead on the shores of the popular tourist area of Gippsland Lakes in Australia within the past 12 months. Researchers are unsure as to what is causing these deaths. One theory is that they are ingesting toxic chemicals which may be coming from local industry or blue-green algae blooms in the area. An arrest warrant has been issued for Hayden Panettiere after her clash with Japanese fisherman.
Do dolphins float or sink?
A whole list of factors will cause a dolphin to sink or swim in water, including how much air it has in its body, the amount of blubber it has, and perhaps most importantly, how deep it is in the water. Whether or not an animal floats or sinks in water is a direct result of something called buoyancy. The principle of buoyancy was initially discovered by the famous Greek mathematician Archimedes, who was born in 287 BC.
Do dolphins have hair?
As you may know, dolphins are mammals . One of the defining characteristics of all mammal species is that they have hair on their bodies. But, what about dolphins? With their smooth streamlined shapes, it doesn’t look like they have any hair at all – do dolphins have hair? In fact, when dolphins are born, you can actually find a few stray hairs poking out of their chin.
Dolphin Buoyancy, Dolphin Hair, Dolphin News (Episode 3)
In this week’s episode, we will discuss whale and dolphin watching with biologist Fabian Ritter, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin buoyancy, and in our Kids’ Science Quickie, we’ll discuss hairy dolphins.
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Mysterious dolphin deaths in Australia, Hayden Panettiere arrest warrant
A rash of dolphin deaths in Australia has biologists baffled. Sky News is reporting that nine bottlenosed dolphins have been found dead on the shores of the popular tourist area of Gippsland Lakes in Australia within the past 12 months.
Do dolphins float or sink?
Do dolphins float or sink?
{audio}podcast/thedolphinpod2dolphinquiz.mp3{/audio} The winner of last week’s quiz is Brianna Bowman, who correctly stated that the Median Notch is the indentation between the two flukes of a dolphin’s tail. Now for this week’s quiz: if a dolphin stops swimming and remains motionless, will it float or sink? Think you know the answer? Surf on over to thedolphnipod.com and click on Dolphin Quiz – leave your answer in the comments section.
Dolphin Pod News – Week Ending Nov 7, 2007
Hayden Panettiere in dolphin protest, stranding in Iran, tool use seen again in wild dolphins
{audio}podcast/thedolphinpod2dolphinpodnews.mp3{/audio} Hayden Panettiere , who stars as the indestructible cheerleader Cliare Bennet on the hit TV series Heroes , was involved in a dolphin protest in Japan this week . In association with the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd , Hayden and a group of surfers paddled into a small bay in Taiji Japan, where Japanese fisherman were preparing to slaughter a group of dolphins as part of their annual dolphin drive hunt.
What is spyhopping?
What is spyhopping? In this week’s Dolphin Pod News, we heard a short audio clip wherein Hayden Panettiere mentions a cetacean behavior known as spy hopping . Describing her encounter with Japanese hunters and a group of pilot whales trapped in the cove, Hayden said: “There was one point when they were literally spy-hopping, which is when they jump out of the water and stick their heads up out of the water and they can look around”.
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