Scientists found elevated mercury levels in dolphins in the U.S. Southeast. The highest levels were found in dolphins in Florida s St. Joseph and Choctawhatchee Bays. Researchers study dolphins because they are considered a sentinel species for oceans and human health. Like us, they are high up in the food chain, live long lives, and share certain physiological traits. Some of their diet is most vulnerable to mercury pollution and is also eaten by people.
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I had a young girl onboard last week who asked if I knew who the oldest living bottlenose dolphin was. I responded that our local dolphins can live to be 50-60
Dolphins in action presentation resumes at Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Seven Seas chicagocrusader.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagocrusader.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The carcass of sperm whale that became stranded on a sandbar and died Monday off a Venice-area beach has been towed out to sea.The Sea Tow Venice marine towing service used a heavy towline and rig line, provided by the City of Venice, to take the whale's remains 10-15 miles offshore on Tuesday.