‘Don’t Buy a Ticket!’
This is from Part Two of “The Big Business of Dolphins” in our feature “Dolphins and Us.”
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Hugs and Goodbyes
See you in Alaska! Visiting the Orcas Tuesday: Grandma J2’s Birthday Wednesday: Off to the Island First Sighting Thursday: T is for Transient Luna the Orca Who Wanted to Be…
The Whale Who Took Down SeaWorld
How SeaWorld Is Like Scientology
Navy Dolphins Scout for Mines in Croatia
Orca Dinner Party
The Intelligent Way to Be Intelligent
Are dolphins better at it than we are? By Michael Mountain I was talking about dolphins on Animal Wise Radio with Mike Fry and Beth Nelson.…
What SeaWorld Doesn’t Want You to Know
A young orca dies at SeaWorld. His trainers say they are “mourning the sudden death.” SeaWorld executives keep repeating that Sumar was “part of our family.” But here’s the real story on Sumar’s family.
Tilikum’s Son Dies at SeaWorld
Another “mysterious” death at SeaWorld. Except that there’s nothing mysterious about it. Three out of four captive orcas never reach their 10th birthday. Sumar was the son of Tilikum, who went crazy and killed his trainer. Sumar’s mother also died earlier this year. How long can this go on?
Don’t Buy a Ticket!
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Massive and Massing!
Blue whales gather off the California coast They’re the largest animals ever to have lived on Planet Earth. And right now these leviathans are frolicking off…
How You Can Help in the Gulf Oil Crisis – Part Two
Thinking back to Hurricane Katrina – September 2005 We all wanted to help. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there was a massive outpouring of aid…
Are Dolphins ‘Persons’?
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
They’re Super-Brainy, Too!
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Dolphin Society and Culture
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Dolphins or Humans: Who’s Smarter?
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Amazing Abilities of Dolphins
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
The Slaves Fight Back
British columnist Alexander Cockburn compares Tilikum the orca to Spartacus, and calls him “the slave whale who chose to fight back.” Tilikum attacked his trainer Dawn…
The Great Researcher
This post is part of a series – Dolphins & Us, Part One – about our relationship to these remarkable marine mammals.
Whazzup with WAZA?
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
A Whale of a Business
This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
My Visit to the Dolphins
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
How Smart Is a Dolphin?
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Captive Dolphin Research
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.
Life and Culture in the Dolphin World
This post is in Part One of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.