AUTHOR: Louise Tillin, BBC News Online
Conservationists working to save India's endangered blind river dolphins say there are encouraging signs that the population is starting to stabilize in some areas.
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To Swim With Dolphins
AUTHOR: Pamela Conley
I entered the shallow water tentatively and continued slowly to walk out until I was chest deep in the water. Surprise and shock surged through me, as I felt something hit my back propelling me at fast speed ten feet further in the water. I quickly straightened my snorkel and mask and looked up to see a huge grinning face coming straight at me.
How whales, dolphins, and seals dive so deep
AUTHOR: Susan Milius
A nerve-racking effort to attach cameras to marine mammals has shown how four species dive the impossible dive.
The orca is not a killer whale
Orcas haven't always been as popular as they are today. The killer whale's image began to change drastically in the mid-1960s, when a male orca later named Namu was captured off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, and towed to the Seattle Aquarium in a floating cage.
Largest Dolphin: Orca (Killer Whale) Fact Sheet
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The orca, or killer whale, with its striking black and white coloring, is one of the best known of all the cetaceans. It has been extensively studied in the wild and is often the main attraction at many sea parks and aquaria.
An odontocete, or toothed whale, the orca is known for being a carnivorous, fast and skillful hunter, with a complex social structure and a cosmopolitan distribution (orcas are found in all the oceans of the world). Sometimes called “the wolf of the sea” orca can be a fierce hunter with well-organized hunting techniques, although there are no documented cases of killer whales attacking a human in the wild. Largest Dolphin: Orca (Killer Whale) Fact Sheet »»
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Amidst much groaning and moaning, we carried one of our two kayaks from the bayside of the key to the beachtwo hundred yards of sweat and hand chafing. Loaded down with paddles and life preservers, we herded the kids to waters edge.
Captain Linus on the bow, oarsman Dad behind him, first mate Camille next in line and oarswoman Mom at the sterninto the waves we surged.
After a few wobbly moments in the break, the crew settled. We began to scour the depths for the Gulfs finestcow rays, turtles, fish of assorted sizes and our family favoritedolphin. Your words matter. »»