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NASA satellite image shows oil reaching Alabama beaches and the Florida panhandle.
The dead sperm whale found this week in the Gulf of Mexico puts the spotlight on how the BP oil spill will affect this endangered mammal, along with other cetaceans, such as dolphins, that must break the oil-slicked surface to breathe.
Continue reading… “Will Dolphins and Whales Be Able to Adapt to the Oily Gulf?”
Underwater cacophony caused by commercial and military ships has become so intense that it is killing whales, scientists at the World Conservation Congress say.
That is, until Moko the bottlenosed dolphin, who is well known locally for playing with swimmers in the bay, stepped in (swam in?):
Mr Smith said that just when his team was flagging, the dolphin showed up and made straight for them.