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Oil From BP Spill Found on Dead Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico

Researchers have traced oil found on dead dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico to the BP Deepwater Horizon spill but say it's not yet clear whether the oil caused their deaths. Hundreds of bottlenose dolphins have washed up dead in the Gulf in the past year, an unexplained rise in deaths that has scientists concerned. Oil on...

Yacht-Jumping Southern Right Whale: A Breaching FAQ

(July 22) -- On Sunday, South Africans Paloma Werner (Cape Town Sailing Academy administrator) and Ralph Mothes (a sailing instructor) were on a yacht near Robben Island when a young 40-ton Southern right whale they'd been watching shot out of the waters and landed on the yacht. When it was all over, the couple was left...

Amazon River Dolphins Being Slaughtered for Bait

RIO DE JANEIRO (July 11) -- The bright pink color gives them a striking appearance in the muddy jungle waters. That Amazon river dolphins are also gentle and curious makes them easy targets for nets and harpoons as they swim fearlessly up to fishing boats. Now, their carcasses are showing up in record numbers on...

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Whales Stressed By Ship Noise, Research Suggests

Quiet oceans make for calmer right whales, new research suggests.

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Cindy Lowry: Having Drew Barrymore Play Me On Screen

My Greenpeace tenure began as their Alaska Field Representative in Anchorage, after I had been volunteering on wolf and marine mammal issues for a local group.

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WATCH: Record Dolphin Stranding Along Cape Cod

A record 129 common dolphins have stranded themselves over three weeks along the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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Surfing Dolphins make waves in Florida

Dolphins are some of the most intelligent marine mammals on the planet, are closely related to whales and porpoises and have a playful nature.

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Nancy Black, Indicted Marine Biologist, Denies Feeding Orcas

A well-known marine biologist under federal indictment for allegedly feeding killer whales has denied ever feeding the marine mammals during her research.

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02/09/12 Whales Stressed By Ship Noise, Research Suggests Source: The Huffington Post Quiet oceans make for calmer right whales, new research suggests.
02/09/12 Cindy Lowry: Having Drew Barrymore Play Me On Screen Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment My Greenpeace tenure began as their Alaska Field Representative in Anchorage, after I had been volunteering on wolf and marine mammal issues for a local group.
02/09/12 Whale ï¿½slaveryï¿½ lawsuit rejected Source: Gulf Times A US judge has thrown out a case alleging that killer whales kept at SeaWorld are "slaves" held in violation of the US constitution.
02/09/12 Rescued dolphins head to sea Source: NBC - 22 News WWLP WELLFLEET, Mass. A pod of dolphins moved out from shallow waters near Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Wednesday.
02/09/12 Scientists to debrief on Klamath River gray whale saga Source: Times-Standard - Eureka CA Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Humboldt State University, the Yurok Tribe and other agencies will offer a debriefing Monday on the case of the gray whale and her calf who swam up the Klamath River last summer.

Background on ungulates

Ungulates (meaning roughly "being hoofed" or "hoofed animal" and pronounced ) are several groups of mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving.

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