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• Animals Think About Thinking, Research Suggests

  Dolphins and some non-human primates rival humans in cognitive abilities.

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  Dolphins Play with Unmanned Seaplane

  Built for DARPA, this unmanned seaplane prototype can take-off and land by itself. Such planes could carry cameras and other security technology. And local cetaceans think it makes a fine toy!

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  Dolphin Bling Gets Girls

  Male Amazon river dolphins like to show off for females, like many human males.

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  Better Dolphin Etiquette

  Tourists may need better dolphin etiquette.

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  Dolphin Therapy Smells Fishy

  Swimming with dolphins doesn't help humans, and it harms dolphins.

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  Ships Must Steer Clear of Dolphins

  Shipping lanes running through dolphin feeding grounds have been diverted southward.

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  Why Deep-Diving Mammals Don't Black Out

  Special brain proteins keep marine mammals from passing out during deep dives.

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  Dolphin Species Goes Extinct Due to Humans

  The Yangtze River dolphin is driven to extinction by humans.

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  Global Warming Threatens Whales, Report Warns

  Climate changes threaten whale and dolphin habitats and food supplies, report says.

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  Rare Dolphin Sighting in English Channel

  Pod of 30 threatened bottlenose dolphins seen in the English Channel.

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  Bionic Dolphin Cruises at 80 mph

  The Bionic Dolphin is a remarkable submersible hydrofoil that can cruise underwater as fast as a real dolphin and zip across the surface even faster.

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  Dolphin May Have 'Remains' of Legs

  Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land.

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  Fish Eavesdrop to Avoid Becoming Dinner

  Fish can apparently eavesdrop on the calls of dolphins to avoid getting eaten, scientists now find.

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  Elephant Self-Awareness Mirrors Humans

  Elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror, joining only humans, apes and dolphins as animals that possess this kind of self-awareness, researchers now report.

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  Fins of Ancient Marine Reptile Like Fiberglass

  Like modern great whites, a fiberglass-like mesh kept the fins of ancient Ichthyosaurs rigid.

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  Scientists Protest Dolphin Slaughter

  Fishermen herd hundreds of dolphins into shallow bays by banging on partially submerged rods. Researchers say the dolphins are corralled into nets and then speared, hooked, hoisted by their tails, and finally eviscerated alive.

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  Dolphins Name Themselves

  They use their names to tell friends and family where they are.

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  How Dolphins Spin, and Why

  Mystery Monday: In one astounding leap, these acrobats can spin up to seven times.

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  Armed Dolphins Said Set Loose in Gulf by Katrina

  A news report that is so close to fiction you might think it so. But read on...

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  Last of Eight Dolphins Stranded by Katrina are Rescued

  Officials are working to rescue eight dolphins from the Marine Life Oceanarium that were stranded in the Mississippi Sound by Hurricane Katrina.

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  Insomnia Mania: Newborn Mammals Don't Sleep for a Month

  Dolphins and killer whales stay active for several weeks before their first nap.