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Love and Jealousy in the Wild Kingdom
Bottlenose DolphinNASAHow some creatures help, while others cause hurt Also in today's links: the dangers of plastic toys, and the unexpected benefits of reading research magazines.It sounds like the...
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For the Love of Tofu
TofuAndrew Lih (CC Licensed)Yet another way for vegans to offend the mainstream A woman's desire to advertise her vegan lifestyle on her car license plate was shot down by the Colorado DMV, who read a...
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Dogs Accepted at Harvard
GretaDerek Pruitt (See her bigger!)Learning the finer points of canine-dom The new Canine Cognition Lab at Harvard University is studying how dogs behave and how they comprehend the world around them....
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Sea Lions Help U.S. Navy Handcuff Enemy Divers and Sweep Mines
Sea Lion DiverThis mine stands no chance against Navy-trained sea lionsBARCROFTWhat you gonna do when the sea lions come for you? Californian sea lions have become U.S. Navy recruits alongside dolphins...
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Divers Attempt to Communicate With Wild Dolphins, Using A Two-Way Translation...
Atlantic Spotted DolphinsSo long, and thanks for all the fish.Wikimedia CommonsHelping dolphins talk back Dolphins can understand more than 100 words, decipher human instructions and even use iPads to...
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Things We Can Learn From Dolphins: Electro-Sensing, Amazing Powers of Healing
Dolphin Electro-WhiskersThe dots on this dolphin's rostrum are hairless vibrissal crypts, structures originally associated with mammalian whiskers, which serve as electroreceptors.Czech-Damal et....
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A Clever New Fishing Method, 'Conching,' is the Latest Trend Spreading Among...
That's Some Seriously Sick Conching, Bro"Conching," a means of fishing using conch shells as traps, is the newest craze among Western Australia's Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins.Murdoch...
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New Species of Dolphin Discovered Off the Coast of Australia
Newly-Discovered Burrunan DolphinKate Charlton-Robb et al, PLoS OneA new species of dolphin was discovered by Australian zoologists off the coast of Melbourne, after they realized the 150 or so...
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When the Best Tool for the Job Is an Animal
The Best Tool for the JobBaarbarianMilitary dolphins, medical maggots, pest-control falcons, and more After DARPA announced, somewhat sheepishly, that after $19 billion and six years of research, they...
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Video: A Water-Propelled 'Dolphin Jetpack'
The FlyboardSome people go swimming with dolphins, enthralled with their easy movement through the water and the grace with which they occasionally breach the surface. Others, like Franky Zapata, make...
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Talking to Dolphins: New "Dolphin Speaker" Produces Full Range of Dolphinese...
So Long and Thanks For All the FishU.S. Navy photo by Veronica BirminghamCommunication with dolphins is getting better all the time - they've been using iPads, for one thing, and humans have been...
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U.S. Navy To Retire Mine-Sweeping Dolphins And Use Robots Instead
Sea Lab Dolphin TrainingCourtesy U.S. Navy Marine Mammal ProgramThe Knifefish, an unmanned underwater vehicle, should be hunting for mines by 2017. Soon, dolphins and sea lions won't be hunting mines...
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Discovered: Giant Dolphin-Like Sea Monster That Ate Dinosaurs
Thalattoarchon saurophagisJohn Weinstein, The Field Museum, ChicagoBut Thalattoarchon saurophagis was slightly less adorable than a dolphin. Dolphins are great! Intelligent, charming, cute. This...
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Trained Soviet Attack Dolphins With Head-Mounted Guns Are On The Loose
Mine Clearance DolphinWikimedia CommonsWould suggest running, but it's already too late, probably. Last year, the Ukrainian Navy decided to reinstitute a Soviet-era dolphin training program....
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Navy Dolphins Searching For Mines Uncover Sunken 19th Century Torpedo
19th Century TorpedoU.S. Navy via Los Angeles TimesIt's only the second torpedo of its kind ever found. Dolphins have been used for 50 years to help the U.S. Navy echolocate mines. That project is...
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Dolphins Know Other Dolphins By Name Even After Decades Apart
Bottlenose DolphinsWikimedia CommonsEven humans have trouble remembering the names of people they met 20 years ago. But not dolphins! Last month, a study indicated that dolphins call each other by...
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For the Love of Tofu
Tofu Andrew Lih (CC Licensed) A woman's desire to advertise her vegan lifestyle on her car license plate was shot down by the Colorado DMV, who read a much less appropriate meaning into the...
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Dogs Accepted at Harvard
Greta Derek Pruitt (See her bigger!) The new Canine Cognition Lab at Harvard University is studying how dogs behave and how they comprehend the world around them. (Note: if you live in the area,...
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Sea Lions Help U.S. Navy Handcuff Enemy Divers and Sweep Mines
Sea Lion Diver This mine stands no chance against Navy-trained sea lions BARCROFTCalifornian sea lions have become U.S. Navy recruits alongside dolphins and human divers, as seen in this amazing...
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Divers Attempt to Communicate With Wild Dolphins, Using A Two-Way Translation...
Atlantic Spotted Dolphins So long, and thanks for all the fish. Wikimedia Commons Dolphins can understand more than 100 words, decipher human instructions and even use iPads to learn basic...
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