In the last several decades the perception of whales has changed dramatically in the minds of people. With the advent of television, the increased awareness of the importance of whales and the growth of the whale watching industry, whales have become a very popular topic. Television shows such as Whale Wars bring the battle against …
The hourglass dolphin is a rare species of dolphin that can be found swimming in the Antarctic and Sub Antarctic oceans. This dolphin is so rare in fact that it is the only cetacean that has been classified as a species based solely on feedback from witnesses. Only a dozen or so hourglass dolphins have been examined, so most …
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The Indus river dolphin as the name suggests can be found swimming in the Indus river which is located in Pakistan. In addition to the name Indus river dolphin it has also been referred to as the “side swimming dolphin” because it is often seen swimming on its side and the “blind dolphin” due to its extremely poor eyesight. Currently …
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The striped dolphin (aka the blue-white dolphin) can be found swimming throughout all of the worlds warm to tropical oceans. They are a very social species often traveling in large pods of 25 – 100 or more and can easily number in the thousands. These dolphins are also very acrobatic and may perform high jumps and frequently breach the water. Currently this species is considered highly stable …
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The harbor or harbour porpoise can be found swimming in locations such as the north Atlantic, north Pacific, the Black sea and west Africa. As the name suggest these porpoises tend to swim in or around harbors in coastal waters. Not much is known about their social structure as a group though they do prefer to …
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