Awful! Why do these things happen? picked by topofall 1 year ago

Two New Jersey rivers that a pod of bottlenose dolphins have called home since the summer are freezing, increasing concerns that the mammals might not be able to survive much longer. Update to this post picked by suebe 10 months ago

Officials are struggling to find a way to get the pod of dolphins out to sea before the rivers ice up.

One plan

I've seen these dolphins - this is a couple of miles from BF's place. picked by suebe 1 year ago

The river? To the uninitiated, the scene on a recent morning along the St. Lawrence River in Montreal might have inspired confusion. Behind the striking modular apartment complex known as Habitat 67, a crowd of surfers slipped into wet suits and waxed up their boards, 500 miles from the nearest ocean beach. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Dolphins have a kick that would make Michael Phelps jealous - 212 pounds worth. How dolphins are able to swim so fast first preoccupied researchers back in 1936, when zoologist James Gray calculated the drag dolphins must overcome to swim faster than 20 miles an hour. picked by karenben 1 year ago

This probably shouldn't come as a surprise when you're struggling as much as the Miami Dolphins, but it could be a trend in the NFL: The Dolphins are paying people to show up at games. Celebs include Terrence Howard ,Matthew McConaughey, and P Diddy [ or Diddy or Puffy or Sean Combs or whatever he's calling himself this week] picked by sholom22 2 years ago

The left engine of Flight 1549 was found Wednesday still in one piece at the bottom of the Hudson river, according to New Jersey State Police. An Army Corps of Engineers sonar located the engine in the river bed, according to police. picked by suebe 10 months ago

Over the coming months, thousands of dolphins - some only a few days old - will be hacked to death.
The dolphin meat is so toxic because the seas around Japan have become a soup of industrial wastes. These poisons become concentrated in fish, which the dolphins then eat. And when the Japanese eat the dolphins, they progressively poison themselves. picked by kakana 3 months ago

An ancient river bed that has lain unseen for 185,000 years has been uncovered by scientists mapping the parts of the English Channel in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The partly-decomposed bodies of the dolphins, which were torn open, apparently by stray dogs, were found last night lying in the open near a coastal garbage dump site near the capital, Honiara. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A leading scientist has compared the deaths of 26 dolphins in Cornwall to a "mass suicide" - a natural phenomenon found in the species.

Experts say dolphins have been known to take their own lives whilst living in captivity after becoming distressed and confused at their conditions. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Thousands of dolphins blocked the suspected Somali pirate ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant ships passing the Gulf of Aden, the China Radio International reported. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Irish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they may have developed a unique dialect to communicate with each other, they said Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Dolphins living off the coast of Wales whistle, bark and groan in a different dialect from dolphins off the western coast of Ireland, scientists have discovered. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

See the splashdown of US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River. Update: Coast Guard releases crash video from different angle picked by suebe 10 months ago

Miami Dolphins canceled the New York jets flight towards the playoffs with 24-17 win in New Jersey.

*no 'fish fry' for suebe* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Sharks can be trained like dolphins to feed from keepers, roll over and enjoy cuddles, according to new research. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

This is the story of Estero de Paco, once the cleanest and loveliest creeks in Manila. Now, it has become the dirtiest, most polluted, and garbage-laden esteros among all the creeks that flow directly to the Pasig River.
The garbage in the river has become so thick that rats are able to run on top of it--chased by cats. The river and its surrounding areas has a very hideous odor. picked by bingo 6 months ago

A man walking his dog has been forced into the River Thames in Oxfordshire for more than an hour to escape a herd of cows. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Dolphins can be trained to pick up trash that falls in their pool and are rewarded with a fish. Dolphins have been seen hiding the trash under a rock for later use. Turning it in for food at a later time. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago