dolphins

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It has to be said that none of the photographs actually shows the boats said to contain Somali dolphins, but Xinhua reported news of the dolphin intervention as fact.

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  1. noun Any of various marine cetacean mammals, such as the bottle-nosed dolphin, of the family Delphinidae, related to the whales but generally smaller and having a beaklike snout.
  2. noun A large marine food and game fish (Coryphaena hippurus) found worldwide in tropical waters, having an iridescent blue back, yellow sides, a steep blunt forehead, and a long continuous dorsal fin. Also called dolphinfish, dorado, mahi-mahi.
  3. noun A similar fish (C. equisetis) of smaller size, having silvery or pale yellow sides. Also called dolphinfish, pompano dolphin.
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  • Touching and swimming with the dolphins are not allowed so as not to cause any stress to the delicate dolphins and to keep them as naturally wild as possible.
  • The dolphins were their natural selves, playing and feeding in a familiar environment.
  • IMAX film explores world of dolphins Atlantic spotted dolphins, acrobatic dusky dolphins and bottle nose dolphins.
  • Plastic packaging and discarded fishing nets injure and drown marine wildlife including seals and dolphins, the society said. —  The Guardian World News
  • The closer the dolphins were found near downtown, the higher the toxin levels. —  NBC New York - Top Stories
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