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The Dolphin Species Song (Episode 11)

We are proud to present The Dolphin Species Song File Download (03:40 min / 5.10 MB)

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Dolphin communication, cookie cutter sharks, dolphin news (Episode 10)

In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin communication, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss cookie cutter sharks File Download (28:41 min / 40.35 MB)

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Dolphin personalities, dolphin mittens (flippers), dolphin news (Episode 9)

In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin personalities, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss dolphin mittens File Download (33:39 min / 23.6 MB)

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Dolphins and whales in the Middle Ages, magnetite, dolphin news (Episode 8)

In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphins and whales in the Middle Ages, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss magnetite File Download (27:03 min / 18.5 MB)

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Dolphin sleep behavior, dolphin teeth, dolphin news (Episode 7)

In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on Dolphin Sleep, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss how you can tell how old a dolphin is by looking at its teeth File Download (40:41 min / 27.9 MB)

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The truth about Dolphin Assisted Therapy, pink dolphins, news (Episode 6)

In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight Dolphin Assisted Therapy, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss pink dolphins File Download (42:04 min / 28.9 MB)

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The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 5

In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight humpack whale echolocation, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss Pelorus Jack File Download (10:02 min / 6.01 MB)

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The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 4

In this week's episode, we will discuss how you can help conserve dolphin species, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on the Amazon River dolphin, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss colorful dolphinss File Download (12:42 min / 8.73 MB)

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The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 3

In this week's episode, we will discuss whale and dolphin watching with biologist Fabian Ritter, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin buoyancy, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss hairy dolphins File Download (15:01 min / 10.3 MB)

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The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 2

In this week's episode, we will talk with Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski about the upcoming conference on marine mammalogy in Cape Town, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on a behavior known as Spy Hopping, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss surfing dolphins. File Download (14:30 min / 19.9 MB)

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The all new Dolphin Pod, Episode 1

This is our first episode for the new and improved version of The Dolphin Pod. In this week’s episode, we will unveil the new dolphin pod format, review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on the top 5 myths about dolphins, and in our new Kids’ Science Quickie, introduce you to a blind teenager who uses echolocation like a dolphin in order to navigate his surroundings.File Download (12:23 min / 8.7 MB)

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The Dolphin Pod Relaunch Coming Soon

Hello dolphin pod listeners. You may have noticed that episodes have not been released all that frequently in recent months. It's not because we here at the dolphin pod have lost interest – quite the contrary. We have been working on a brand new look and feel to the dolphin pod, together with an upgrade to our recording equipment. We are also hammering out plans for a new sponsorship scheme so that we can bring you improved dolphin science information and news on a more regular basis. ...

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The Dolphin Pod Relaunch Coming Soon

Hello dolphin pod listeners. You may have noticed that episodes have not been released all that frequently in recent months. It's not because we here at the dolphin pod have lost interest – quite the contrary. We have been working on a brand new look and feel to the dolphin pod, together with an upgrade to our recording equipment. We are also hammering out plans for a new sponsorship scheme so that we can bring you improved dolphin science information and news on a more regular basis. ...

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Dolphin Vocalizations

Learn all about dolphin vocalizations and dolphin sounds in this week’s episode, featuring real audio recorded this summer from wild dolphins at our research field site at Mikura Island in Japan. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode DCP's 2007 Research :: Read about DCP's 2007 research from Mikura Island in Japan File Download (8:05 min / 7.4 MB)

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Dolphin Vocalizations

Learn all about dolphin vocalizations and dolphin sounds in this week’s episode, featuring real audio recorded this summer from wild dolphins at our research field site at Mikura Island in Japan. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode DCP's 2007 Research :: Read about DCP's 2007 research from Mikura Island in Japan File Download (8:05 min / 7.4 MB)

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Dolphins get the point

You may recall from The Dolphin Pod episode titled “Herman's Dolphin Prodigies” that dolphins have proven themselves to be capable of understanding the human pointing gesture. Dr. Louis Herman and his research team have shown that dolphins, when given a pointing arm and finger gesture to indicate an object, understand that this gesture is a cue to the location of an object. This might sound like a very boring, elementary skill, but the ability to follow a pointing gesture is ver ...

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Dolphins get the point

You may recall from The Dolphin Pod episode titled “Herman's Dolphin Prodigies” that dolphins have proven themselves to be capable of understanding the human pointing gesture. Dr. Louis Herman and his research team have shown that dolphins, when given a pointing arm and finger gesture to indicate an object, understand that this gesture is a cue to the location of an object. This might sound like a very boring, elementary skill, but the ability to follow a pointing gesture is ver ...

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Bubble Rings

Dolphins have been observed creating and playing with intricate bubble rings. Learn all about bubble ring play in dolphins in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode Bubble Rings :: More about bubble rings Beluga Blows Bubble Ring :: Watch a beluga whale blow a bubble ring and then catch it More Beluga Bubble rings :: A beluga whale blows a spectacular bubble ring File Download (4:13 min / 3.9 MB)

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Bubble Rings

Dolphins have been observed creating and playing with intricate bubble rings. Learn all about bubble ring play in dolphins in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode Bubble Rings :: More about bubble rings Beluga Blows Bubble Ring :: Watch a beluga whale blow a bubble ring and then catch it More Beluga Bubble rings :: A beluga whale blows a spectacular bubble ring File Download (4:13 min / 3.9 MB)

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Mikura Research 2007

In just a few days, the Dolphin Communication Project will begin our research on Mikura Island in Japan for our summer 2007 field season. The tiny, dormant volcanic island of Mikura lies 200 km south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean. The island is home to 300 human beings and about 180 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. Learn more about our research on Mikura in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode Field Reports :: Follow along with this y ...

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Mikura Research 2007

In just a few days, the Dolphin Communication Project will begin our research on Mikura Island in Japan for our summer 2007 field season. The tiny, dormant volcanic island of Mikura lies 200 km south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean. The island is home to 300 human beings and about 180 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. Learn more about our research on Mikura in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode Field Reports :: Follow along with this y ...

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Narwhal Oceanographers

Today is Earth Day 2007. According to the Earth Day Network Web site, the focus of this year's Earth Day is “A Call for Action on Climate Change”. Climate change is a topic that is in the news a lot lately, but one rarely finds a connection between climate change and dolphins. However, there is one species of cetacean that is on the front lines of this battle against climate change: the narwhal. You might remember from a previous episode of The Dolphin Pod that we discussed a h ...

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Narwhal Oceanographers

Today is Earth Day 2007. According to the Earth Day Network Web site, the focus of this year's Earth Day is “A Call for Action on Climate Change”. Climate change is a topic that is in the news a lot lately, but one rarely finds a connection between climate change and dolphins. However, there is one species of cetacean that is on the front lines of this battle against climate change: the narwhal. You might remember from a previous episode of The Dolphin Pod that we discussed a h ...

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Scats and Dogs

This week's episode of The Dolphin Pod is not actually about dolphins, but this little gem was simply too precious to ignore. Learn all about some very special poop-sniffing dogs that are helping researchers to learn more about endangered whales in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with web links The scent of a whale :: Read an article from the Boston Globe about whale-scat sniffing dogs Faecal sampling using d ...

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Scats and Dogs

This week's episode of The Dolphin Pod is not actually about dolphins, but this little gem was simply too precious to ignore. Learn all about some very special poop-sniffing dogs that are helping researchers to learn more about endangered whales in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with web links The scent of a whale :: Read an article from the Boston Globe about whale-scat sniffing dogs Faecal sampling using d ...

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Dolphin Antennas

Scientists think that dolphin's teeth aren't just for grabbing – a hypothesis that is gaining considerable support suggests that dolphin teeth might be used as an antenna. Not an antenna for picking up radio or television signals (dolphins probably aren't too bothered if they miss an episode or two of Survivor), but for detecting sonar signals. Learn more about the strange properties of dolphin teeth in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode w ...

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Dolphin Antennas

Scientists think that dolphin's teeth aren't just for grabbing – a hypothesis that is gaining considerable support suggests that dolphin teeth might be used as an antenna. Not an antenna for picking up radio or television signals (dolphins probably aren't too bothered if they miss an episode or two of Survivor), but for detecting sonar signals. Learn more about the strange properties of dolphin teeth in this week’s episode. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode w ...

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Where does the word 'dolphin' come from?

In today's episode, we will shed light on the ancient history of the word ‘dolphin'. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode File Download (8:47 min / 8.1 MB)

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Where does the word 'dolphin' come from?

In today's episode, we will shed light on the ancient history of the word ‘dolphin'. Transcript :: Read a transcript of this episode File Download (8:47 min / 8.1 MB)

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The Dolphin's Vestibular Sense

This week’s episode reveals how dolphins manage to spend their entire lives in an aquatic environment (an almost zero gravity environment) without ever getting seasick or dizzy. It’s all thanks to some important evolutionary changes to their vestibular sense– one of the most important, and oftenoverlooked, of the senses. Learn all about the vestibular sense in this week’s episode.Transcript of this episode:: Read a transcript of this week's episode with web link ...

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The Dolphin's Vestibular Sense

This week’s episode reveals how dolphins manage to spend their entire lives in an aquatic environment (an almost zero gravity environment) without ever getting seasick or dizzy. It’s all thanks to some important evolutionary changes to their vestibular sense – one of the most important, and often overlooked, of the senses. Learn all about the vestibular sense in this week’s episode. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode wit ...

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Dolphin Eyeballs

If you are a regular listener to the Dolphin Pod, then you’ll be aware of the power and versatility of a dolphin’s echolocation system. If you are inclined to be jealous of the sensory systems of other animals, you could do worse than to envy dolphin biosonar. It is pretty cool stuff. At least, you can rest assured that humans outshine dolphins when it comes to vision, right? Not so fast my simian friend– while it is true that humans and other primates do have well-develop ...

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Dolphin Eyeballs

If you are a regular listener to the Dolphin Pod, then you’ll be aware of the power and versatility of a dolphin’s echolocation system. If you are inclined to be jealous of the sensory systems of other animals, you could do worse than to envy dolphin biosonar. It is pretty cool stuff. At least, you can rest assured that humans outshine dolphins when it comes to vision, right? Not so fast my simian friend – while it is true that humans and other primates do have well-develo ...

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Fungie the Dingle Dolphin

This week's episode features a personal essay about my experiences of swimming with Fungie – the famous solitary dolphin who has been living near the town of Dingle on the west coast of Ireland. Stay tuned for future episodes about lone, sociable dolphins and the whale and dolphin watching industry featured this month on The Dolphin Pod. This week’s episode features music from the Irish traditional group Cran. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this wee ...

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Fungie the Dingle Dolphin

This week's episode features a personal essay about my experiences of swimming with Fungie – the famous solitary dolphin who has been living near the town of Dingle on the west coast of Ireland. Stay tuned for future episodes about lone, sociable dolphins and the whale and dolphin watching industry featured this month on The Dolphin Pod. This week’s episode features music from the Irish traditional group Cran. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week ...

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The narwhal's tusk

The narwhal is perhaps one of the most easily recognizable of all cetaceans thanks to their distinctive long tusks. Learn more about the narwhal’s tusks and what it is used for in this week’s episode. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with web links Narwhal info :: Learn more about the narwhal's tusk Mr. Narhwal :: Explore the world of Mr. Narhwal and Buddy the Elf File Download (0:00 min / 7. ...

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The narwhal's tusk

The narwhal is perhaps one of the most easily recognizable of all cetaceans thanks to their distinctive long tusks. Learn more about the narwhal’s tusks and what it is used for in this week’s episode. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with web links Narwhal info :: Learn more about the narwhal's tusk Mr. Narhwal :: Explore the world of Mr. Narhwal and Buddy the Elf File Download (0:00 min / 7. ...

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The Year of the Dolphin

2007 is a year with major significance for dolphin enthusiasts as it has been officially declared the Year of the Dolphin! You might have heard about this in the news. But what on earth is the Year of the Dolphin all about, and who has the authority to declare such things? Learn all about the Year of the Dolphin in this week’s podcast. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with weblinks Year of the Dolphin website :: The official ...

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The Year of the Dolphin

2007 is a year with major significance for dolphin enthusiasts as it has been officially declared the Year of the Dolphin! You might have heard about this in the news. But what on earth is the Year of the Dolphin all about, and who has the authority to declare such things? Learn all about the Year of the Dolphin in this week’s podcast. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with weblinks Year of the Dolphin website :: The official ...

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Newsflash: Dolphin Blogosphere Expands

The dolphin blogosphere has been expanding in recent weeks. A brand new podcast has just been released by the Act for Dolphins campaign. This podcast focuses on the campaign to stop the slaughter of wild dolphins in Japanese waters. To subscribe to the podcast, visit actfordolphins.podomatic.com In addition, scientist David Lusseau has created a new blog highlighting conservations efforts focused on a small endangered group of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound New Zealand. To learn ...

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Newsflash: Dolphin Blogosphere Expands

The dolphin blogosphere has been expanding in recent weeks. A brand new podcast has just been released by the Act for Dolphins campaign. This podcast focuses on the campaign to stop the slaughter of wild dolphins in Japanese waters. To subscribe to the podcast, visit actfordolphins.podomatic.com In addition, scientist David Lusseau has created a new blog highlighting conservations efforts focused on a small endangered group of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound New Zealand. To learn ...

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RIMS field site video podcast

This week’s special video podcast highlights the Dolphin Communication Project’s research at the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences. Learnabout DCP’s research at this field site, and watch some amazing video of the RIMS dolphins in action. DCP's research at RIMS :: Learn more about DCP's research at the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences field site DCP Ecoutours at RIMS :: Why not consider joining DCP researchers on a week long eco-tour excusr ...

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RIMS field site video podcast

This week’s special video podcast highlights the Dolphin Communication Project’s research at the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences. Learnabout DCP’s research at this field site, and watch some amazing video of the RIMS dolphins in action. DCP's research at RIMS :: Learn more about DCP's research at the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences field site DCP Ecoutours at RIMS :: Why not consider joining DCP researchers on a week long eco-tour excusr ...

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Holiday Podcast

A special holiday greeting from The Dolphin Pod.File Download (2:19 min / 2.1 MB)

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Holiday Podcast

A special holiday greeting from The Dolphin Pod.File Download (2:19 min / 2.1 MB)

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Baiji Extinct!

In this week’s episode, we will discuss the baiji; a very special dolphin that has recently made its way into the news for all of the wrong reasons. Transcipt of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with weblinks The Baiji.org Foundation :: Learnmore about hte Baiji at the website of the Baiji.org foundation File Download (7:33 min / 6.9 MB)

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Baiji Extinct!

In this week’s episode, we will discuss the baiji; a very special dolphin that has recently made its way into the news for all of the wrong reasons.Transcipt of this episode:: Read a transcript of this week's episode with weblinksThe Baiji.org Foundation:: Learnmore about hte Baiji at the website of the Baiji.org foundationFile Download (7:33 min / 6.9 MB)

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Dolphins who need dolphins

Researchers at the Dolphin Communication Project get a lot of questions from the public about dolphin behavior, but one question above all the others has given us the biggest kick. And, sparked a rather interesting answer. The question, posed to us once by a young dolphin enthusiast, was ‘How do dolphins get married?' Not ‘do dolphins get married' mind you, but ‘how do they get married'. Learn the answer to this question in this week’s episode. Transcipt of th ...

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Dolphins who need dolphins

Researchers at the Dolphin Communication Project get a lot of questions from the public about dolphin behavior, but one question above all the others has given us the biggest kick. And, sparked a rather interesting answer. The question, posed to us once by a young dolphin enthusiast, was ‘How do dolphins get married?' Not ‘do dolphins get married' mind you, but ‘how do they get married'. Learn the answer to this question in this week’s episode. Transcipt of th ...

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Mikura Field Site video podcast

This week’s special video podcast showcases the Dolphin Communication Project’s research with the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins of Mikura island in Japan. Learn about DCP’s research on Mikura, and watch some amazing video of the Mikura dolphins in action. DCP's research on Mikura :: Learn more about DCP's research on Mikura island Mikura Jima info (in Japanese) :: For all you Japanese speakers; visit the Mikura Island blog Terramar ...

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Mikura Field Site video podcast

This week’s special video podcast showcases the Dolphin Communication Project’s research with the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins of Mikura island in Japan. Learn about DCP’s research on Mikura, and watch some amazing video of the Mikura dolphins in action. DCP's research on Mikura :: Learn more about DCP's research on Mikura island Mikura Jima info (in Japanese) :: For all you Japanese speakers; visit the Mikura Island blog Terramar ...

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Bimini Field Site video podcast

This week’s special video podcast turns the spotlight on the Dolphin Communication Project’s research with the Atlantic spotted dolphins near Bimini island in the Bahamas. Learn about this field site from DCP researchers, and watch some amazing video of spotted dolphins in action. DCP's Bimini research :: Learn more about DCP's research on Bimini Bimini Undersea :: Swim, view, and interact with the wild dolphins of Bimini, Bahamas with Bill and Nowdla ...

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Do dolphins have a language?

Do dolphins have a language? This is a fantastically interesting question, and one that researchers at the Dolphin Communication Project are asked on a regular basis. This week’s episode will provide a comprehensive answer to this frequently asked question.Read a transcript:: Read a transcript of this week's episodeFile Download (17:24 min / 15.9 MB)

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Dolphin Researcher Spotlight: Darcie Blanding

This week’s special video podcast features an interview with Darcie Blanding; research associate with the Dolphin Communication Project. Learn all about Darcie’s work with the dolphins around Bimini island in the Bahamas.File Download (4:44 min / 28.1 MB)

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Dolphins - The Lighter Side

This week’s video podcast showcases the underwater cinematography of Terramar Productions’ John Anderson. This video montage is taken from ‘Dolphins: The Lighter Side'; a DVD produced by John featuring spectacular footage of diverse dolphin species from around the world. John has worked in conjunction with The Dolphin Communication Project on a variety of projects, and has also worked on major Hollywood productions including Master and Commander, and the IMAX film Dolphins ...

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Dolphins recognize themselves in mirrors

If you've been following the news lately, you might have seen a little story about elephants that can recognize themselves in mirrors. This is a rather major discovery for animal scientists – elephants now join dolphins as the only animals other than the great apes and humans that can recognize themselves in mirrors. Learn more about mirror self recognition in dolphins in this week’s episode. Transcript of this epsisode :: Read a transcript of this episode with weblinks ...

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Dolphin Researcher Spotlight: Kelly Melilo

This week’s special video podcast, produced by John Anderson, features an interview with Kelly Melilo: research associate with the Dolphin Communication Project. Learn all about Kelly’s research with the dolphins around Bimini island in the Bahamas.File Download (7:28 min / 44 MB)

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Dolphin Tool Use

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay Australia have been observed using sponges as tools for foraging. Learn more about dolphin tool use in this week’s episode.Transcript of this episode:: Read a transcript of this episode with web linksShark Bay spongers:: Learn more about the Shark Bay spongersFile Download (6:24 min / 5.9 MB)

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Dolphin Researcher Spotlight: Kathleen Dudzinski

This week’s special video podcast, produced by John Anderson, features an interview with the director of the Dolphin Communication Project; Kathleen Dudzinski. Learn all about Kathleen’s research studying dolphin communication and behavior all around the world; from Honduras to Japan and the Bahamas.File Download (5:19 min / 31.6 MB)

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Dolphin research at the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences

This special video podcast highlights the research being conducted by the Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) with the bottlenose dolphins at the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences (RIMS). DCP collaborates with RIMS to conduct behavioral and sound observations on 17 bottlenose dolphins, ranging in age from a few months to ~30 years old, residing at Anthony’s Key Resort. This research is part of a comparative study of the behavior and sounds of wild and captive dolphins. RIMS we ...

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How does echolocation work?

As you may be aware, dolphins are able to use a special kind of sonar called echolocation or biosonar. But, how does echolocation work? Well, would you be shocked to learn that dolphins echolocate by slapping their nostrils together? Learn all about dolphin echolocation in this week’s episode. Transcript of this episode :: View a transcript of this week's episode with weblinks File Download (9:09 min / 8.4 MB)

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How to identify individual dolphins

For scientists studying wild dolphin populations, being able to identify individual dolphins is a vital component of their research. In this week’s episode, learn how scientists are able to tell one dolphin from another. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this episode with weblinks File Download (5:50 min / 5.4 MB)

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Know a dolphin's body parts

Here is a news flash: dolphins do not have arms or legs! OK, OK, so that is hardly news. Surely everyone knows that dolphins have flippers instead of arms. Or, is it flippers instead of legs? Or, are they called fins? Fins, flippers… uh oh, what exactly are all those special dolphin appendages called? Find out in this week’s epsiode! Transcript of this week's episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode with weblinks File Download (6:07 min / ...

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Newsflash: Japanese Dolphin Drive Hunts Day of Protest

Today, September 20th 2006, marks an international day of protest initiated by a consortium of scientists against the annual Japanese dolphin drive hunts. The goals of the campaign are to raise public awareness of the dolphin drive hunts, and to boost measurable support through the group’s website petition which currently includes over 22,000 signatures, including many noted marine mammal scientists. To learn about this campaign, please visit their website at www.actfordolphins.com ...

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Dolphin breathing - it's the thought that counts

In the dolphin brain, breathing is controlled consciously – that means that a dolphin has to think about every breath it wants to take before it takes it. Learn how dolphins sleep, and still manage to control their breathing. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this episode with weblinks File Download (4:31 min / 4.2 MB)

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Herman's Dolphin Prodigies

Last week, we produced a podcast titled ‘the dim dolphin controversy’. You may recall from this episode that many scientists referred to the work of Dr. Louis Herman’s research lab when citing examples of intelligent dolphin behavior. In this week’s episode, we will learn what Dr. Herman’s research has taught us about dolphin behavior and why these studies are considered by many to be proof positive that dolphins are smarter than the average goldfish. In fact, ...

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The Dim Dolphin Controversy

The subject of this week's special episode is a controversial article by Professor Paul Manger of Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand concerning the dolphin brain and dolphin intelligence. This article has caused quite a stir in the scientific world and in the media, producing headlines like: “Scientist says dolphins are dimwits”. In an effort to better understand the science behind this controversial viewpoint, The Dolphin Pod interviewed Prof. Manger about his ...

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Is that a dolphin or a whale

This week’s episode features a discussion of the terms whale, dolphin, and porpoise. Did you know that a killer whale, otherwise known as an orca, is actually a dolphin? Orcas are in fact the largest dolphin species in the world today. So, why are they called whales and not killer dolphins? Well, that is a good question, and there is no easy answer. So instead of an easy answer, here us a complicated one. Transcript of this episode :: Read a transcript of this episode with web ...

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So high it Hertz

ust how well can dolphins hear? You may be aware that dogs have a hearing range well above that of human beings; they are capable of hearing high frequencies that humans simply are not able to hear. But, did you know that dolphins have a hearing range that far exceeds that of humans and even dogs? Learn more about the ultrasonic hearing abilities of dolphins in this week’s episode. Let us put this into perspective. Humans have a hearing range of around 20 Hz to 20kHz. (that is, 20,0 ...

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Stunning New Research

A special research news update – the hypothesis that dolphins can use loud bangs or deafening click sounds to debilitate, stun or even kill their prey has been kicking around the scientific world since the 1980s. Learn how new research reveals that this Killer Dolphin Sonar hypothesis is not all that it's cracked up to be. Two Violins :: The classical music clip used in this episode is performed byTwo Violins © 2005 Click here for the abstract of this new paper :: Yo ...

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The Hollywood Dolphin Squeak

Learn why the most famous dolphin squeak of all is actually a fraud. This episode looks at one of the most recognizable and famous dolphins sound of all time, and gives an in depth explanation as to why it may not really be a very good example of a dolphin sound at all.Discovery of Sound in the Sea:: Learn more about the sounds that dolphinsand other marine animals makeFile Download (3:28 min / 3.2 MB)

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The Inaugural Episode

Welcome to The Dolphin Pod!This is the very first episode of our innovative science podcast dedicated exclusively to all things dolphin. The Dolphin Pod will bring you up-to-date and scientifically accurate information on dolphin behavior, cognition, communication, anatomy; you name it, and we will talk about it.On The Dolphin Pod website (www.thedolphinpod.com), you can contact The Dolphin Pod directly with your questions, comments, and suggestions for show topics. We would love to hear f ...

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Special Video Podcast Bridging the Ocean Divide part 4

Caution – large video file! Bridging the Ocean Divide is a film produced by John Anderson of Terramar Productions for the Dolphin Communication Project. Select scenes from this full length film are available here from The Dolphin Pod as a 4 part video podcast. If you would like to purchase a DVD of Bridging the Ocean Divide, visit www.dolphincommunicationproject.org This video begins an exploration of cultural perspectives on ocean & dolphin conservation in the US and Japan wi ...

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Special Video Podcast Bridging the Ocean Divide part 3

Caution – large video file! Bridging the Ocean Divide is a film produced by John Anderson of Terramar Productions for the Dolphin Communication Project. Select scenes from this full length film are available here from The Dolphin Pod as a 4 part video podcast. If you would like to purchase a DVD of Bridging the Ocean Divide, visit www.dolphincommunicationproject.org This video begins an exploration of cultural perspectives on ocean & dolphin conservation in the US and Japan wi ...

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Special Video Podcast Bridging the Ocean Divide part 2

Caution – large video file! Bridging the Ocean Divide is a film produced by John Anderson of Terramar Productions for the Dolphin Communication Project. Select scenes from this full length film are available here from The Dolphin Pod as a 4 part video podcast. If you would like to purchase a DVD of Bridging the Ocean Divide, visit www.dolphincommunicationproject.org This video begins an exploration of cultural perspectives on ocean & dolphin conservation in the US and Japan wi ...

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Special Video Podcast Bridging the Ocean Divide part 1

Caution – large video file! Bridging the Ocean Divide is a film produced by John Anderson of Terramar Productions for the Dolphin Communication Project. Select scenes from this full length film are available here from The Dolphin Pod as a 4 part video podcast. If you would like to purchase a DVD of Bridging the Ocean Divide, visit www.dolphincommunicationproject.org This video begins an exploration of cultural perspectives on ocean & dolphin conservation in the US and Japan wi ...

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