Surf’s up dude! Humans aren’t the only animal that likes to catch a wave every now and then. Even though they don’t use surf boards, dolphins love to go surfing! Just like human body surfers, dolphins have been known to ride the crests of big waves as they roll into shore. Just before the wave will crash into shore, the dolphins will turn around and rush back into open water. They can even be seen leaping clear out of the water from the top of a wave.
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SMM Conference, Spy Hopping, Surfing Dolphins, Dolphin News (Episode 2)
In this week’s episode, we will talk with Dr.
Dolphin Gazette | Nov 2007
DCP's quarterly newsletter the Dolphin Gazette has been released.
Izzy’s blog?
Well, I figured I'd see what this feature actually does. So I'll write a quick entry. What would you guys want to hear? I'm leading the life of an over-taxed high school senior who wants to study marine biology (and eventually cetacean behavior, if I get really lucky.) I'm applying to colleges, my first quarter just ended, but I've been really sick for several weeks, so I'm really far behind everything. (I had to go in to get caught up with my tests, etc.
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DCP Launches Brand New Website!
The Dolphin Communication Project has launched a brand new website! The website facelift introduces a user-friendly menu, new dolphin merchandise at our brand new storefront, videos and image galleries, RSS news feeds, a guestbook, updated research and ecotour information and much much more! Aside from a fresh new look, the website has some amazing new community features.
Dolphin Pod News – Week Ending Nov 1, 2007
A lone Baiji may have been sighted in the Yangtze River. The Baiji is a freshwater dolphin species decaled functionally extinct earlier this year. In September, Reuters reported that a Chinese fisherman may have seen and even videotaped a Baiji. Even if this sighting can be confirmed however, it will not change the status of this extinct species; a lone Baiji or even just a few Baiji will not be enough to bring the population back to sustainable numbers.
An injured dolphin in Clearwater Florida will be getting a prosthetic tail.
Median Notch
This week’s dolphin quiz focuses on dolphin anatomy. Which part of a dolphin’s body contains an anatomic feature know as the Median Notch? Think you know the answer? Surf on over to thedolphnipod.com and click on Dolphin Quiz – leave your answer in the comments section.
Top 5 dolphin myths – dispelled!
In this week’s science spotlight, we thought we would take a moment to dispel a few common dolphin myths. Given the popularity that dolphins enjoy, it is certainly understandable that at least some of the information available in the media, the internet and from the minds of our fellow human beings is not always scientifically sound. Here are 5 commonly heard myths concerning dolphins.
Number 1) Dolphins have the best hearing of any animal
I actually heard this one just last night on an episode of Ugly Betty.
Top 5 Dolphin Myths, Ben Underwood, Dolphin News (Episode 1)
This is our first episode for the new and improved version of The Dolphin Pod. In this week’s episode, we will unveil the new dolphin pod format, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on the top 5 myths about dolphins, and in our new Kids’ Science Quickie,introduce you to a blind teenager who uses echolocation like a dolphin in order to navigate his surroundings.
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The Dolphin Pod has been relaunched
The Dolphin Pod has officially moved to our new home on the Dolphin Communication Project’s Web site.
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