Posts Tagged ‘Common bottlenose dolphin’
SeaWorld’s “science” partner?
SeaWorld will likely counter the claim that they are not conducting science by noting their association with Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI). Founded back in 1963 with their mission statement being “to return to the sea some measure of the benefits derived from it”, it was time to look a bit more closely at what…
Read MoreSomething fishy about dolphin’s death in Wales
Earlier this week, what appeared to be a healthy bottlenose dolphin was found stranded on a beach (perhaps aptly named Hell’s Mouth) in Wales. Teams from the Zoological Society of London’s Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) and Marine Environmental Monitoring were quickly on the scene to undertake a post-mortem to try and find out what…
Read MoreAncient relative to modern dolphins found in New Zealand
A fossil thought to be part of an ancient relative to modern dolphins has been discovered by scientists in New Zealand. The dolphin is thought to be a close relation to the ancestors of modern dolphins and toothed whales, and may have roamed waters around New Zealand 19-22 million years ago. Judging from the size…
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