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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

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Later, we would be seeing dolphins every day. On one hand, dolphins are apex predators and a proof of a preserved ecosystem. said that he dreamt of river dolphins. This dolphin shapeshifter is called an encantado. . “Shameless creatures: An ethnozoology of the Amazon river dolphin” Ethnology.

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Sperm Whales in Kaikoura

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What put this once small fishing town on the map was not birds but mammals, specifically whales and dolphins. Sperm Whales feed deep, diving to the bottom of the trench, hunting for a while, then rising again to catch a breath. I always seem to see Kaikoura at dawn. The trick to finding Sperm Whales lies in their biology, we learned.

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Man-o-war Birds

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Out at sea the most common prey items are flying fish, although other prey are taken particularly when pushed to the surface by hunting tuna and dolphins. Most of the birds involved in the attacks are adults females, with immatures and juveniles also hunting in this way – adult males never hunt terns.

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Bird-Eating Fish

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Now and then individual catfish of various species hunt nearer the surface and larger catfish such as the American Channel Cat will take a duck or other water bird. So, the modal catfish is a fish that hunts from below, can take large prey, and occasionally eats a bird. As noted, the fish-like mammals do this as well. Cucherousset, J.,

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"The Cove" Is Getting Attention

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It's a documentary about an annual Japanese dolphin hunt that occurs in the village of Taiji. Tags: oceans dolphin hunt Japan hunting. It's gruesome, bloody and disturbing. It has just been screened at the Sundance Film Festival. The review is on Huffington Post.

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"The Cove" Continues to Disturb

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Clearly, it is disturbing enough to provoke some real discussions about the ethics of dolphins in amusement parks. Whenever I read about dolphins in places like Sea World, I think of an ex-co-worker named Gretchen who admitted she had "issues" with animals. The cries of the dolphins are pathetic. From MSNBC.

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SeaWorld Upset by Dophin Slaughter Film "The Cove"

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They are basically portrayed as benefiting from the horrific hunting and capture of dolphins in Japan. Tags: captivity dolphin marine life Japan amusement parks. It is not a favorable portrayal.