Scientists have discovered that dolphin wounds heal up wonderfully quickly and want to figure out how human wounds can heal the same way. Marine researchers are amazed at how quickly dolphins manage to heal the wounds caused by severe shark bites. Wounds larger than a basketball have been cured in weeks without causing notable pain or infection or leaving a scar.
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Bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters near urbanized areas. (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to these shows). If dolphins could talk, what would they say to us? Well, it turns out they CAN–it’s just up to us to learn their language.
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Two different species of dolphins– Bottlenose and Guyana–often meet in the waters off the coast of Costa Rica. Bottlenose dolphins emit longer, lower frequency calls, while the Guyana dolphins use higher frequency whistles (it’s the equivalent of a French speaker and an English speaker getting together and trying to communicate). The dolphins’ solution: create a NEW language. In BBC News, Matt Walker quotes biologist Laura May-Collado as saying, "I wouldn’t be surprised that they can modify their signals to mimic, and even possibly communicate with other species. Particularly when their home ranges force them to interact on a daily basis." Art credit: Dreamstime.comread more
While dolphin hunting doc. wins Oscar – We recently posted an article about whales and dolphins being in danger and told about how a film about a Japanese dolphin hunt won the academy award for best documentary. It turns out that, despite this, a California restaurant served a group of Oscar nominees illegal sushi made of whale meat.
Using hidden cameras and tiny microphones, the Oscar-winning filmmakers of “The Cove” spied on the revelers, in cooperation with local law enforcement, and documented their dinner.
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