The Dolphin Pod

The Dolphin Pod

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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 more about the threat of whalewatching and vessel traffic for this population, visit www.fiordlandbottlenosedolphins.blogspot.com

    For links to these new blogs and podcasts, visit thedolphinpod.com

    • Transcript of this episode :: A transcript of this episode with weblinks
    • Act for Dolphins podcast :: Subscribe to the new Act for Dolphins podcast
    • David Lusseau's blog :: Read David Lusseau's blog about endangered bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound New Zealand.

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      1 min
    • 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.
      2 min
    • 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

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        8 min
      • 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 this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode
        • Ann Weaver's research :: Read Ann Weaver's story about dolphin social relationships
        • Interview with Ann Weaver :: Read the Dolphin Pod's interview with Ann Weaver
        • Leszek Karczmarski's research :: Learn more about Leszek Karczmarski's research with spinner dolphins in Hawaii
        • Woman marries dolphin :: Oh boy - the only case of a dolphin marriage currently on the books.....
        • Shark Bay dolphins :: Learn more about the dolphins of Shark Bay

          File Download (7:11 min / 6.6 MB)

          8 min
        • 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.
          3 min

        About The Dolphin Pod

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        Join hosts Dr. Justin Gregg and Laura Teasdale as they talk with scientists and experts about everyone's favorite marine mammal: the dolphin. With a sprinkling of comedy to season the science, The…

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