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    • Experts Open Dolphin 'Chat Line' in Fla.

      Posted by Jeff from SFGate.com

      They decided to electronically connect Castaway's habitat with a lagoon at Dolphins Plus, a research and interactive educational facility a few miles down the Keys Overseas Highway. Underwater speakers and microphones were installed at both locations and connected via phone lines. Castaway should deliver her calf in about a month.

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      Colts beat Dolphins - Can they make the Super Bowl?

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      I liked a lot of what I saw today: The Colts again slowed their offense down to give their defense time to rest. Manning was fantastic - including a big scary rushing touchdown. Dallas Clark was back and he made a few amazing plays. Harrison was hot as usual. The defense was quicker than in recent weeks but gave up 115 yds rushing to weak Miami.

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      Rare dolphin thrives in small part of Indus river

      Posted by Billbar from Reuters

      The highly endangered Indus river dolphin has dramatically increased in numbers in a small section of the Indus in Pakistan but the animals remain very rare and in grave danger, a scientist said on Wednesday. The unique, blind dolphin is one of the world's four freshwater dolphin species, and one of its rarest mammals.

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      Like humans, dolphins name each other

      Posted by Billbar from UPI

      According to a study conducted at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, dolphins develop a distinctive signature whistle in the first few months of life that appears to be used in individual recognition. These whistles are the human equivalent of a name.

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      Hundreds of Dolphins Die in Zanzibar

      Posted by Billbar from Live Science

      Hundreds of dead bottleneck dolphins washed up Friday along the shore of a popular tourist destination on Zanzibar's northern coast, and scientists ruled out poisoning. It was not immediately clear what killed the 400 dolphins, whose carcasses were strewn along a 2.5-mile stretch of Nungwi, said Narriman Jidawi, a marine biologist at the Institute of Marine Science in Zanzibar.

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      How Dolphins Spin, and Why

      Posted by Billbar from Live Science

      Spinner dolphins work hard to earn their name. In one astounding leap into the air, they can spin around up to seven times. With underwater movie footage and a mathematical model, scientists can now explain just how dolphins manage the acrobatic feat.

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