Kind dolphins and aircraft passengers tried to warn a surfer to shore who was being stalked by a 20-foot shark and saved the man’s life. When a man was surfing on Wallagoot Beach on the New South Wales coast, he noticed that the dolphins in the area began acting differently. He had encountered dolphins before, […]
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Reports Reveal Rotten Fish, Emaciation, and Starvation in Marine Animals at Miami Seaquarium
Miami Seaquarium has a history of animal welfare violations, so it’s no surprise that a new PETA report reveals once again underfeeding, emaciation, and rotten fish at the abusement park. PETA reported that records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other government agencies, in addition to testimony from animal-care experts, have revealed shocking […]
Three Dolphins Released Back into Ocean After Spending Years of Captivity in Amusement Park
Three bottlenose dolphins were rescued from a confined amusement park and now have been released back into the ocean to live out the rest of their days swimming free. The three dolphins, Johnny, Rocky, and Rambo were rescued from an abusement park resort hotel. Before this, the poor dolphins were forced to perform in a […]
Male Dolphins Seen Playing ‘Wingman’ to Help Each Other Find Mates
Humans have long been thought to be distinct from other animals in our ability to form complex, multilevel alliances in order to reach shared goals. However, new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday shows that male bottlenose dolphins do the same thing, and they do it for a very […]
Whales and walruses: our cruel fascination with stranded sealife
In the light of the sad and disputatious fate of Freya, a displaced walrus who had the misfortune to choose Norway as the last stop on her misbegotten tour of Europe (having gone from Northumberland to the Netherlands, where latterly she dozed on a moored navy submarine and raised speculation that she might be making […]
‘Insanity’: entangled whale in Queensland sparks renewed calls for shark net removal
More whales are likely to get entangled every year unless the “sheer insanity” of shark nets are removed from Queensland waters, scientists say. Rescue teams freed an adult humpback from shark nets on Tuesday morning, taking the tally to at least seven whales caught in Queensland nets in less than three months – six of […]
Japan beachgoers warned to steer clear of dolphins after spate of attacks
Beachgoers in Japan are being urged to stay away from dolphins following a spate of attacks thought to involve a single animal that have left at least six people with minor injuries. The cetacean – believed to be an adult Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin – has bitten several swimmers at three beaches in Fukui prefecture on […]
After half a century in captivity, Tokitae the performing orca could finally go home
Five decades ago, a group of men rounded up more than 80 orcas in a cove on Whidbey Island off Washington state. Using boats, explosives, nets and sticks, they separated young orca calves from their mothers. Locals were haunted by the whales’ human-like cries, according to an account of the day. Six baby whales were […]