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The monstrous body of a two-headed dolphin

August 12, 2014 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The shocking corpse of a strange two-headed dolphin was found by a school teacher on holiday in Turkey. The Telegraph reports how Turgul Metin described making his discovery.

“I noticed the dolphin in the sea and watched as it washed on to the beach.

“I couldn’t take it in at first, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

“I’ve never even heard about a dolphin like this let alone seen one with my own eyes.”

It is believed that the animal is a conjoined pup and probably only a year old. Metin noticed the dolphin’s eyes had not fully formed.

In Pure Spirit

Do agree with the marine biologist’s conclusion that this was a conjoined dolphin pup? How did it manage to survive for so long?

Surprising interaction between science and clever dolphins

December 22, 2013 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The Echo Location Visualization and Interface System (ELVIS) is deployed by scientists to present different shapes to dolphins on a special underwater screen. The dolphins can then use their own sonar to target the shape that they want to select. Each shape represents different food and so with the system, for now, dolphins can select what they want to eat.

In Pure Spirit

Just how smart do you think dolphins are? Are scientists wise to train dolphins in this way?

What else do you think we could be able to teach?

Thousands of leaping dolphins

March 1, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This video was taken off Dana Point Harbor in Orange County, Laguna Beach. Dana Wharf, a professional fishing and dolphin tour company, uploaded the clip to YouTube. They say that they see whales and dolphins almost every day – but not like this! They estimate there are some 2,000 dolphins in this mega-pod.

In Pure Spirit

Have you ever seen anything like this? Have you gone swimming with dolphins before?

Dolphins race surfer at St Pete Beach

February 8, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This video was taken off St. Pete Beach in Flordia. St. Petersburg/Clearwater is a popular holiday destination and is part of Tampa Bay. Until 1994 the beach was officially called St. Petersburg Beach but the name was changed officially; which makes sense as the city of St. Petersburg is miles to the east.

In the video a surfer is follows along behind a motorboat, riding in the wake and is joined by a pair of dolphins doing exactly the same thing.