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Dolphins: Voices in the Ocean

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Dolphins have always fascinated me, so when we got offered a review copy of the book Dolphins: Voices in the Ocean, I was very excited to read it. There is something about dolphins that capture our imagination, and if you … Continue reading →

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Swimming with dolphins

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Even people with no other interest in wildlife, who couldn’t tell a sparrow from an ostrich (or even a dolphin from a fish) love dolphins. Dolphins are basically just smart sharks that breath air. Now don’t get me wrong, I like dolphins. And dolphins can do bad things.

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It’s a boy! Baby bottlenosed dolphin born!

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A male dolphin calf was born at Discovery Cove in Orlando Monday, February 25, at 10:05 pm. This is Kendall’s fourth birth and the 26th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000. This is Kendall’s fourth birth and the 26th dolphin born at Discovery Cove since the park opened in 2000.

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An Amazing Boat Ride from Santa Cruz Island to Ventura Harbor

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It took me awhile, but I managed to get on quite a few, especially when the boat slowed down to go check out some Humpback Whales and a huge number of Common Dolphins. We estimated at least 3,500 sooties and over 1,000 dolphins. Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus. That is Santa Cruz Island in the background. It was amazing.

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First C-Section Performed on a Shark!

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Discovery Cove is an all-inclusive day resort experience where guests enjoy a one-of-a-kind opportunity to swim with dolphins, snorkel with rays and tropical fish, hand-feed exotic birds and relax on pristine beaches. sharks wildlife' To discover more, visit DiscoveryCove.com and follow them on Facebook.

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Record-breaking eagles? nests, coastal Georgia, and a wicked sunburn

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Urban parks in downtown historic squares, a riverfront with cobblestone streets, and multiple wildlife refuges and state parks called like the Sirens. There were Atlantic bottlenose dolphins frolicking in the water, and eagles perching in the pines! But, I’d added the birds above to my life list – a good trade in my young mind.

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How many birds are killed by windmills and other green energy projects?

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According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 These are the dolphins in your tuna fish, for example.

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