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	Adopt-A-Dolphin
		Sadie, Macho and other spotted dolphins are the subjects of Oceanic Project Dolphin - a long-term, non-invasive research project formed in 1988 to study free-ranging spotted dolphins off the Bahamas.
		The Oceanic Society initiated the Adopt-A-Dolphin program in 1988 as a means for public involvement and field support for the research effort.
		Fin is an elegant dolphin, whose white lateral spots have fused to form a bright streak and wispy curlicues along her side.
	www.oceanic-society.org /formsnpdfs/ad.htm (528 words)

	Dolphin Information and Interesting Facts about Dolphins
		Dolphins are referred to as "toothed whales" or Odontocetes differentiated from Baleen whales which have horny plates connected to their upper jaw.
		Dolphins come in many colors from the fl and white Killer whale (which is actually in the dolphin family) to the False Killer whales and Pilot whales which are almost solid fl.
		Bottlenose dolphins can often be found "surfing" on the bow of a boat, this is done for the purpose of "hitching a ride" on the currents pushed forward by the boat and considered to be good luck by boaters around the world.
	www.cabodolphins.com /dolphin-center/fact.htm (1880 words)

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		Most oceanic dolphins spend their lives ranging over vast areas of the open sea, far from land.
		Open-ocean dolphins encounter less pollution, but some, such as spotted and spinner dolphins, face another hazard: because many travel with tuna, they are often ensnared in tuna nets, where they drown.
		And even if a number of oceanic dolphin populations are threatened, groups of the same species in other areas may remain healthy.
	www.harmlesslion.com /dolphins/so_intro.htm (308 words)

	Dolphin - CreationWiki, the encyclopedia of creation science (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dolphins are the 40 species of the dolphin family out the 17 generas.They symbolize freedom, joy,grace and serenity, to others uplifting the sprit of many people all around the world.
		Dolphins are belive to be the smartest of all animals, and roughly as intelligent as a two year old human.
		Dolphins frequently ride on the bow waves or the stern of the wake boats.
	creationwiki.org /Dolphin (442 words)

	The Dolphin Institute - Resource Guide
		Because of their exceptional hearing capabilities, their echolocation sense, and the importance of sound in the underwater world, all dolphins were thought of as primarily “auditory animals.”; Vision was believed to be not particularly well developed, even in oceanic dolphins, and of secondary importance at best.
		For example, as the dolphin swims on its side, the pupil of the downward looking eye, gazing into the dark, may be fully open, while the pupil of the upward looking eye, gazing toward the bright surface, may be tightly constricted.
		Dolphins can attend to and interpret human gestures, follow the direction in which a human is pointing, monitor rapidly occurring visual symbols appearing on a television screen and report the occurrence of certain key symbols, and easily recognize the same objects across the senses of vision and echolocation.
	www.dolphin-institute.org /resource_guide/dolphin_perception.htm (1589 words)

	RissoDolphins (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Risso's dolphins are found in groups of 3 to 50 individuals and a temporary gathering of several hundred has also been seen.
		Risso's dolphins also have a white anchor-shaped patch, similar to pilot whales, on their ventral/chest area (from throat to stomach).
		Risso's dolphins also form traveling pods at sea with other dolphin species, and hybrids between Risso's dolphins and bottlenose dolphins have been recorded both in captivity and in the wild.
	www.dolphinswrld.netfirms.com /RissoDolphins.htm (857 words)

	2005 Conference Proceedings (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dolphin Oceanic Ltd., one of the Dolphin group of companies, develops screen access technology for blind and visually impaired computer users.
		Dolphin Oceanic develops well-designed, stable and reliable software, which can be installed with confidence on home computers, laptops, PDAs and school, university or corporate networks.
		Dolphin's powerful software tools are easy-to-use thanks to intelligent design, and popular with home users, students and professionals the world over.
	www.csun.edu /cod/conf/2005/proceedings/2129.htm (354 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Whale
		The cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are descendants of land-living mammals, and remnants of their terrestrial origins can be found in the fact that they must breathe air from the surface; in the bones of their fins, which look like huge, jointed hands; and in the vertical movement of...
		Proponents of whale and dolphin intelligence cite the social behaviour of whales and dolphins and their apparent capacity for communication as evidence of a sophisticated intellect, though scientists often carefully point out the difference between the social traits and intelligence of animals, which laymen often confuse.
		Given the radically different environment of whales and humans, and the size of whales compared to dolphins or chimpanzees, for instance, it is extremely difficult to test these views experimentally.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Whale (5678 words)

	The Whale-Watching-Web: Orca/p8 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Is it a dolphin, a porpoise - or a whale?
		The two main groups of dolphins are the river dolphin, a group that includes 4 species in the northern hemisphere, and the oceanic dolphin, with 22 species.
		The basic difference between the two is that the river dolphin lives in rivers and the oceanic dolphin lives mostly in the open ocean, but there are some exceptions.
	www.helsinki.fi /~lauhakan/whale/orca/orcap8.html (486 words)

	Dolphin Societies: Discoveries and Puzzles (Pryor, Norris)
		The lack of an introduction to basic dolphin ecology and biology limits accessibility and some of the material is on the technical side: details of theodolite tracking, aerial photography, and spectrograph analysis, for example.
		Two papers report on laboratory studies: using teeth to track dolphin age and life-cycle events and using evidence from reproductive organs to assess the importance of post-reproductive female pilot whales.
		Studies of captive dolphins look at aggression and homosexual interaction between two male bottlenose dolphins, the cognitive abilities of dolphins and the extent of their knowledge of the world, "signature" whistles, and the psychoacoustics of dolphin echolocation.
	dannyreviews.com /h/Dolphin_Societies.html (266 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/River dolphin
		River dolphins are four species of dolphin which reside in freshwater rivers and estuaries.
		However, it is scientifically classed in the river dolphin family rather than the oceanic dolphin family.
		River dolphins are some of the most endangered of all the world's cetaceans.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Platanistoidae (414 words)

	Oceanic dolphin - Definition, explanation
		Oceanic dolphins are the members of the Delphinidae family of cetaceans.
		As the name implies, these dolphins tend to be found in the open seas, unlike the river dolphins, although a few species such as the Irrawaddy Dolphin are coastal or riverine.
		Six of the larger species in the Delphinidae, the Orca and its relatives, are commonly called whales, rather than dolphins.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/o/oc/oceanic_dolphin.php (171 words)

	Dolphin Research Institute - Home
		The Dolphin Research Institute is conducting a Spring 2007 Appeal to support the development of our fantastic education programs.
		Taken by a fisherman on his mobile phone, the image shows a mother dolphin struggling to support her baby to stop it from drowning.
		This should give you confidence that by joining the Dolphin Research Institute you too will be supporting a dedicated team who achieve significant outcomes for the protection of dolphins and the marine environment.
	www.dolphinresearch.org.au (659 words)

	FI - Species fact sheets
		Can be confused with: The hourglass dolphin has distinctive markings and is the only small oceanic dolphin with a pointed dorsal fin in subantarctic and antarctic waters; therefore, it is difficult to confuse with other species.
		Hourglass dolphins are circumpolar in the higher latitudes of the southern oceans.
		Hourglass dolphins appear to be oceanic; however, some sightings have been made in waters of 200 m or less, near islands and banks.
	www.fao.org /fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=species&fid=18212 (504 words)

	redcoates.net - Cambodia's Dolphins
		The Irrawaddy dolphin, an oceanic creature that can live in freshwater, is among the world's most endangered mammals.
		The Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, is similar in shape to the Beluga whale and Finless Porpoise.
		In the past, explosive fishing devices have killed dolphins in Cambodia, although officials have cracked down on the use of dynamite, grenades and the rest.
	www.redcoates.net /Writingpages/dolphins.html (843 words)

	CMS: Stenella longirostris, Spinner dolphin
		This is the "eastern spinner dolphin" of Perrin (1990).
		In the eastern tropical Pacific spinner dolphins are often found in close association with pantropical spotted dolphins, yellowfin tuna and birds of several species and may use spotted-dolphin schools as refugia during diurnal quiescent resting periods; the association varies in percentage occurrence with time of day (Perrin and Gilpatrick, 1994, and refs.
		Dolphins taken incidentally in Venezuela are utilised for shark bait and human consumption (Dolar et al.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/S_longirostris/s_longirostris.htm (3756 words)

	Species Profiles — OBIS-SEAMAP
		The range of the spinner dolphin is pantropical and nearly identical to that of the pantropical spotted dolphin, encompassing oceanic tropical and subtropical zones in both hemispheres.
		Dolphins are highly aerial during the ascent from rest to foraging.
		The population of spinner dolphins in the ETP is estimated to be 1,157,746 (CV = 0.43).
	seamap.env.duke.edu /species/tsn/180429 (1562 words)

	The Mekong (Irrawaddy) Dolphins
		It is grouped as an oceanic dolphin, although some dolphins may live in the freshwater of rivers all their life (such as the Ganges in India).
		Irrawaddy dolphins are very similar to the shape of the Beluga (toothed whale), and to the shape of the Finless Porpoise with its blunt round head, so they are sometimes difficult to tell apart.
		The Irrawaddy dolphin species do not ride the waters infront of the bows of boats, but they do have a special relationship with fisherman on the Irrawaddy and Mekong rivers, by driving fish into their nets.
	www.geocities.com /teerapongsf (330 words)

	Dolphin-återförsäljare i Skandinavien
		“Microsoft is committed to working closely with leading accessibility aid developers like Dolphin Computer Access to improve screen access for people with visual disabilities.
		Thanks to accessible technology like Dolphin’s Supernova software, there is every opportunity for people who are blind or low vision to harness the full power of the Windows operating system.”
		Hal, Pocket Hal, Smart Hal, Lunar, Supernova, LunarPlus, Cicero och SAM är varumärken tillhörande Dolphin Oceanic Limited.
	www.dolphinse.com /swedish/aterforsaljare.html (157 words)

	Dolphin Sounds
		Killer Whales and some related species belong to the Delphinidae family and therefore qualify as dolphins, even though they are called whales in common language.
		Dolphins are social animals, living in so called schools of up to a dozen animals.
		Dolphins and whales have voices, but it's a lot different from most other mammals.
	www.junglewalk.com /sound/dolphin-sounds.htm (622 words)

	Dolphin, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bottlenose dolphins in groups of 12 to 80 have been coming and going throughout the last 2 months and are always fun as they love riding our bow wave.
		Hector's dolphins are the smallest and rarest oceanic dolphin and are only found in New Zealand waters.
		Dolphin Watch Ecotours is fortunate in that we have one of the calmest areas to see them during the summer months as they take up residence in particular bays and inlets.
	www.dolphinswimming.co.nz /?page=45 (244 words)

	False Killer whales
		The False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a cetacean and one of the larger members of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
		This dolphin has a slender body with a dorsal fin that may be more than a foot high.
		The false killer whale and a dolphin have mated in captivity and produced a fertile child this is apparently is the first mating between two different species that has produced fertile offspring e.g without postzygotic barriers, they call it a 'Wolphin'.
	www.holoholocharters.com /gallery/marine_mammals/3/6 (719 words)

	Dolphin Watching in Ireland Dolphin Watching West Cork Ireland
		During 1994 a new species of dolphin was created by splitting the Common Dolphin into the short-beaked and long-beaked species.
		More rarely there are sightings of other oceanic dolphins such as the Atlantic White-sided Dolphin and the White-beaked Dolphin but they more usually favour the deeper waters of the Eastern Atlantic at the edge of the continental shelf.
		This is a typical oceanic dolphin of the family Delphinidae that frequents coastal waters much of the year, exhibits a falcate dorsal fin, a prominent beak, strong social bonds and is very acrobatic and capable of great bursts of speed in the water.
	www.whalewatchwestcork.com /dolphins-ireland.html (524 words)

	Download Free Oceanic Dolphin Screensaver 1.0 by Desktop XP
		Dolphins Screensaver - Dolphins and Whales Screensavers with Wallpaper, wonderful animals (wildlife)..
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		Dolphin Aqua Life 3D Screensaver takes you to the bottom of the aquatic world.
	www.programurl.com /free-oceanic-dolphin-screensaver.htm (345 words)

	CorpWatch : US: Groups Protest Rules Change on 'Dolphin Safe' Label
		The environmentalists' suit names the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whose new rule said the encircling fishing practice would no longer disqualify tuna from a "dolphin safe" label as long as independent on-vessel observers certified that no dolphins had been killed or injured during a catch.
		William Hogarth, head of the oceanic administration, said there wasn't enough evidence to show that the encircling nets had a significant role in the continued decline of some dolphin species.
		Armed with recent footage taken off the Galapagos Islands showing 50 or more dolphins dead or dying in a purse-seine net, the environmental groups say they don't trust the observers, many of whom are pressured by the fishermen.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=5530 (722 words)

	Orca - Dolphins And Whales Window
		The orca (Orcinus orca), commonly known as the killer whale, and sometimes called the grampus, is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family.
		If true, this would make the orca one of the oldest dolphin species, although it is unlikely to be as old as the family itself, which is known to date back at least five million years.
		Basking sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, and very occasionally even great white sharks are taken for their nutrient-rich livers.
	dolphins.jump-gate.com /differnt_dolphins/orca_killer_whale.shtml (3833 words)

	Dolphins and seals, marine mammals, New Zealand
		Dolphin Watch Ecotours records all sightings during our tours and uses a technique called photoidentification to catalogue the individual dolphins that utilise the sounds.
		Dusky dolphins utilise the Marlborough Sounds to feed cooperatively in small groups during the autumn, winter and spring.
		Common dolphins will occasionally wander into the sheltered waters of the Queen Charlotte Sound in very small groups and are found in Cook Strait in groups sometimes numbering 300 or more.
	www.dolphinwatchecotours.com /Default.asp?page=25 (441 words)

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